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August 4, 2011
Parallel Programming with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Step by Step--New from Microsoft Press
Sebastopol, CA—Teach yourself how to improve application performance by using parallel programming techniques in Visual Studio 2010—one step at a time. Ideal for experienced programmers with little or no parallel programming experience, Parallel Programming with Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Step by Step (Microsoft Press, $34.99 USD) provides practical, learn-by-doing exercises for creating applications that optimize the use of multicore processors.
Discover how to:
- Apply techniques to help increase your application's speed and efficiency
- Simplify the process of adding parallelism with the Task Parallel Library (TPL)
- Execute several tasks concurrently with various scheduling techniques
- Perform data queries in parallel with PLINQ
- Use concurrent collections in Microsoft .NET Framework 4 for data items
- Extend classes in the TPL to meet the specific requirements of your application
- Perform live debugging of an application with parallel code
For a review copy or more information please email maryr@oreilly.com. Please include your delivery address and contact information.
About the Author
Donis Marshall has over 20 years of experience in designing and building enterprise software utilizing Microsoft technologies for leading companies across industry segments. He is an endorsed trainer for Microsoft Global Learning Services, and has been training Microsoft developers and engineers for many years. Donis is the author of the Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2005, Programming Microsoft Visual C# 2008, and Solid Code, published by Microsoft Press. View Donis Marshall's full profile page.
Additional Resources
For more information about the book, including table of contents, author bios, and cover graphic, see: http://oreilly.com/catalog/0790145300706
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