Newsgroups: comp.parallel
From: joelw@worm.convex.com (Joel Williamson)
Subject: What parallel programming model(s) do you prefer?
Organization: Engineering, Convex Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx USA
Date: 5 Sep 1995 14:44:04 GMT
Message-ID: <42hnnk$7io@usenet.srv.cis.pitt.edu>

If you are a Fortran applications programmer developing or planning to
develop parallel applications, please read on.

Which of the following parallel programming models are you using or
planning to use?

	(_) Automatic compiler parallelization
	(_) Compiler directives
	(_) Message-passing
	(_) High Performance Fortran (HPF)
	(_) Threads
	(_) Parallel Translators (KAP, VAST, FORGE, etc.)
	(_) Others (please specify)


Which of the following criteria were important in your choice of model
above?

	(_) Portability
	(_) Performance
	(_) Ease-of-programming
	(_) Others (please specify)


What are the reasons that you would _not_ use one or more of the above 
models?


Please elaborate on any of your answers.  My intent is to elicit
discussion of these models, so please post your reply to this thread.
If I receive any email responses that are not cross-posted to these
newsgroups, I will post them.


Thanks for your participation.

Best regards,

Joel Williamson
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