Concurrent Programming in Pharo
This PDF offers a real-world understanding of concurrent programming in the Pharo programming environment by concentrating on it. First, it introduces concurrent programming and leads to a simple example based on which the fundamental ideas are constructed. Some important concepts include creating processes, lifetimes, ProcessorScheduler, priorities of processes, and scheduler rules so that one can understand the management of the flow of executions. Discussions on important APIs accompany working examples of semaphores, which should help developers in their ability to learn synchronization techniques. It is designed for programmers to acquire all the skills one would need to implement concurrent solutions effectively in Pharo and thus can be a valuable member of any programmer's library.
Author(s): Stephane Ducasse, Guillermo Polito
58 Pages 
Concurrent Programming in Harmony by Cornell
The Harmony Virtual Machine: Principles and Practice of Concurrent Programming This comprehensive guide develops the principles and practice of concurrent programming with the Harmony Virtual Machine. This comprehensive reference guide discusses key ideas such as critical sections and problems in concurrent programming. It helps readers learn about Peterson's algorithm for mutual exclusion, various locking mechanisms, and concurrent data structures. The text also explains advanced synchronization techniques, such as conditional waiting, reader/writer locks, and monitors. In addition, this book includes deadlock and starvation concepts. It talks about distributed systems with consensus algorithms such as Paxos and the protocols used for authentication, such as Needham-Schroeder. Material is structured to support theoretical understanding and practical application, making this text useful for both students and practitioners in concurrent programming.
Author(s): Robbert van Renesse
225 Pages
Advanced Concurrent Programming Notes
These notes provide a detailed expositions on advanced topics in concurrent programming; these are focused both on theoretical foundations as well as on practical applications of shared-variable programming. Among the various aspects treated are mutual exclusion techniques (such as Petersen's algorithm) and, of course, synchronization methods such as semaphores and monitors. The introduction of paradigms in distributed programming is also covered by means of remote procedure calls (RPC), as well as transactional memory, among other things. The module covers the proof outline logic of concurrent programs that allow for a rigorous approach toward understanding the correctness of concurrent systems. As graduate-level study notes perfect for anyone interested in comprehending concurrency in software development at a deeper level than usual, they provide an excellent approach toward understanding the reasoning of designs and also toward verifying critical properties in concurrent systems.
Author(s): Memorial University of Newfoundland
NA Pages
