This is my 10 minute introduction to The Parallel Extensions to the .Net Framework that I presented at the Central Ohio .Net User Group lightning talk meeting. If you have any questions just DM me at twitter.
10. Elephant in the Room
There will be language, library, and tool
support for this soon.
There will be language, library, tool, and hardware support for this soon.
Concurrency is one of the main themes for C# 4.0, the PFX will probably be part of .Net 4.0,
Visual Studio 2010 will have tools to help better debug concurrent programs, and Intel’s next
Core processor, the i7, will have a whole slew of improvements to help run concurrent and
threaded applications better.
28. Box of Sharp Knives
PFX is a big box of sharp knives. Yes they are shiny and you want to grab them but be
careful.
29. Box of Sharp Knives
★ Not a silver bullet for performance
This should not be your first choice for improving performance. Clean “responsible” design
will go a long way when optimizing code, and will help when deciding where to apply
concurrency.
30. Box of Sharp Knives
★ Not a silver bullet for performance
✓ Get the CTP
✓ Read, Do, and Learn
This should not be your first choice for improving performance. Clean “responsible” design
will go a long way when optimizing code, and will help when deciding where to apply
concurrency.
31. Questions?
Comments ?
Are there any questions ? Comments ?
32. How to find info
• MSDN Magazine - October ‘08
• Channel 9 - “Parallel Extensions”
• Blogs: Joe Duffy, Herb Sutter
• http://geekswithblogs.net/alexmoore/
archive/2008/10/22/parallel-extensions-
links.aspx