.NET Parallel Programming

Image Colorizer Sample in the June 2008 CTP

June 9, 2008 Jun 9, 2008 06/9/08

Mike Liddell

Continuing the tour of the samples included in the Parallel Extensions June 2008 CTP, we now turn our attention to the "Image Colorizer" application.   This sample uses the following constructs from Parallel Extensions: System.Threading.Parallel.For() and also the following from the standard .NET libraries: System.ComponentModel....

Announcing the “Parallel Programming in Native Code” Blog

June 7, 2008 Jun 7, 2008 06/7/08

essey

Our colleagues working on native concurrency have just launched the Parallel Programming in Native Code blog.  We’re all on the same team and work really closely to ensure that the right programming models are exposed both for managed and native consumers, so you will be able to use your language of choice. Here’s a ...

More Channel 9 Parallel Extensions Goodness

June 7, 2008 Jun 7, 2008 06/7/08

Stephen Toub - MSFT

Charles from Channel 9 came over to building 112 last week for an in-depth look at what's new in the June 2008 CTP of Parallel Extensions.  We spoke on the subject for an hour and a half or so, which you can see in a two-part series that was posted to Channel 9 yesterday (by the way, Channel 9 team, the new site looks great!): What...

Mandelbrot in Parallel with C++/CLI

June 6, 2008 Jun 6, 2008 06/6/08

Stephen Toub - MSFT

Since the release of the December 2007 CTP of Parallel Extensions, we've received several questions about whether Parallel Extensions can be used from C++/CLI.  In short, yes, it can! (It can be used with any .NET language, one of the beauties of this functionality being provided through a library.)  To demonstrate, we included in ...

More Powerful Aggregations in PLINQ

June 6, 2008 Jun 6, 2008 06/6/08

Igor Ostrovsky - MSFT

In the June 2008 CTP, PLINQ aggregations are more powerful than they were in the December 2007 CTP. The reason why they are more powerful is a bit subtle, but this new power enables many useful scenarios, so it is worth it to follow along with the explanation.To understand where the difference is coming from, let’s quickly review how ...

Ray Tracer samples in the June 2008 CTP

June 4, 2008 Jun 4, 2008 06/4/08

Mike Liddell

The June 2008 Community Technology Preview (CTP) of Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework was released on Monday, and we’re really pleased at the level of excitement in the community that we’re seeing in response.  As part of the CTP, we included a  variety of demos and samples to help provide a tour of the functionality.&...

What’s New in the June 2008 CTP of Parallel Extensions

June 2, 2008 Jun 2, 2008 06/2/08

Stephen Toub - MSFT

We've just released a new community technology preview (CTP) of Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework!  You can download it from https://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=348F73FD-593D-4B3C-B055-694C50D2B0F3.  This release contains a plethora of bug fixes as well as some design changes to address some great ...

On Achieving Perfection –or– Why We Love Your Feedback (and Why You Can Love Giving It)

June 2, 2008 Jun 2, 2008 06/2/08

essey

“Perfection is reached not when there’s nothing left to add, but when there’s nothing left to remove.” - Antoine de St. Exupery Your feedback on Community Technology Previews is invaluable to us in the pursuit this lean perfect solution.  Working on a first version technology (a “v1”) is both a ...

Released! Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework June 2008 CTP

June 2, 2008 Jun 2, 2008 06/2/08

essey

We’re very excited to announce our 2nd Community Technology Preview (CTP) for Parallel Extensions to the .NET Framework 3.5.  We released the Dec07 CTP on 11/29/2007, and from that we have received a lot of feedback from the community and customers.  While you have been using our bits, participating in our forums, sharing your ...

Known Issues in the June 2008 CTP of Parallel Extensions

June 2, 2008 Jun 2, 2008 06/2/08

essey

The Jun08 CTP is still an early pre-release version that is not ready for production usage.  In addition to on-going feature additions and performance work, there are some known issues that we plan to address in future releases.  Of course, there are always things that we missed and we would love your feedback on them either as ...