C*

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C* is an object-oriented, data-parallel superset of ANSI C with synchronous semantics, for the Connection Machine, designed by Thinking Machines, 1987. C* adds a "domain" data type and a selection statement for parallel execution in domains.

An unimplemented language called "Parallel C" influenced the design of C*. Dataparallel-C was based on C*.

The latest version of C* as of 27 August 1993 is 6.x.

[edit] References

  • C*: An Extended C Language for Data Parallel Programming, J. R. Rose et al., in Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Supercomputing, L. P. Kartashev et al. eds, May 1987, pp 2-16.
  • C* Programming Manual, Thinking Machines Corporation, 1986.
  • The Art of Parallel Programming (2nd Ed.), B. P. Lester, 1st World Publishing, 2006. (A downloadable version of the "C* Compiler and Parallel Computer Simulation System" is available at the publisher's Web site.)

This article was originally based on material from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, which is licensed under the GFDL.


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