Modularization, re-use and testing for parallel message-passing programs

Author

Wirtz, Guido

Author_Institution

FB Elektrotechnik und Inf., Univ.-GHS-Siegen, Germany

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

3-6 Jan 1995

Firstpage

299

Abstract

The advantages of modularization which are well-known in sequential programming should also be exploited when designing and developing parallel programs. We investigate the requirements for such a concept in the context of an explicit, imperative message-passing programming language for the distributed memory paradigm. The language is a hybrid one in the sense that all parallel aspects are specified by means of graphical constructs whereas sequential parts are formulated in a slightly restricted ANSI-C

Keywords

distributed memory systems; formal specification; message passing; parallel languages; parallel programming; program testing; software reusability; distributed memory paradigm; graphical constructs; imperative message-passing programming language; modularization; parallel message-passing programs; parallel program design; program reuse; program testing; requirements; sequential parts; sequential programming; slightly restricted ANSI-C; Computer languages; Data structures; Guidelines; Parallel processing; Parallel programming; Sequential analysis; Software development management; Software systems; Software testing; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

System Sciences, 1995. Proceedings of the Twenty-Eighth Hawaii International Conference on

Conference_Location

Wailea, HI

Print_ISBN

0-8186-6930-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/HICSS.1995.375448

Filename

375448