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PTP
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The Parallel Tools Platform (PTP) is an integrated development environment (IDE) for developing parallel programs using the C, C++, Fortran, and Unified Parallel C (UPC) languages. PTP builds on the Eclipse platform by adding features such as advanced help, static analysis, parallel debugging, remote projects, and remote launching and monitoring. It also provides a framework for integrating other non-Eclipse tools into the Eclipse platform. The Parallel Tools Platform is not restricted to any particular programming model, but most tools to date are designed to support course-grained parallelism.
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The challenges facing a developer writing parallel programs largely fall into the following three areas:
Coding: The programmer must translate the mathematical model of a problem into an algorithm that is implemented using a particular programming language and parallel programming model. This process of translation involves a large degree of...
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Watson, G.R. (2011). Parallel Tools Platform. In: Padua, D. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parallel Computing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09766-4_56
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