This article implements a Mandelbrot renderer that is multiple times faster than a CPU-only implementation by using a new Microsoft technology called C++ AMP: Accelerated Massive Parallelism, introduced in the Visual C++ 11 Preview.
The article gives an example of false-sharing in multi-threading programming using C++0x std::thread.
An unsuccessful attempt to compare PVS-Studio (VivaMP) and Intel C/C++ ("Parallel Lint")
Understand from this guide how and when - as well as when not - to use multithreading.
Visual C++ 2010 includes a number of new features for preventing data inconsistencies due to simultaneous updates of memory locations - a key challenge in parallel development.
Visual C++ 10.0's new Parallel Pattern Library supplies methods to execute multiple processing tasks, across available processing resources, eliminating the headache of manually allocating task execution.
It's essential to know the differences in these libraries and use them correctly. This brief tutorial will guide you.
The Stack Overflow site has useful tools. Use C# to access them more readily.
Using SQL commands through your Visual Basic programming isn't difficult once you understand the basics.
Here are some guidelines to make implementing load testing easier and more likely to be well received by your team.
