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Title	BOS is Boss: A Case for Bulk-Synchronous Object Systems
Author(s)	Mark Goudreau, Kevin Lang, Girija J. Narlikar, Satish B. Rao
Type	Article in Conference Proceedings
Abstract	A key issue for parallel systems is the development of useful programming abstractions that can coexist with good performance. We describe a communication library that supports an object-based abstraction with a bulk-synchronous communication style; this is the first time such a library has been proposed and implemented. By restricting the library to the exclusive use of barrier synchronization, we are able to design a simple and easy-to-use object system. By exploiting established techniques based on the bulk-synchronous parallel (BSP) model, we are able to design algorithms and library implementations that work well across platforms.
Length	11
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Language	English
Pages	115-125
Year	1999
Edition	0
Translation	No
Refereed	No