The Little Book of Semaphores
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The Little Book of Semaphores is a free textbook that introduces the principles of synchronization for concurrent programming.In most computer science curricula, synchronization is a module in an Operating Systems class. OS textbooks present a standard set of problems with a standard set of solutions, but most students don't get a good understanding of the material or the ability to solve similar problems.
The approach of this book is to identify patterns that are useful for a variety of synchronization problems and then show how they can be assembled into solutions. After each problem, the book offers a hint before showing a solution, giving students a better chance of discovering solutions on their own.
The book covers the classical problems, including "Readers-writers," "Producer-consumer", and "Dining Philosophers." In addition, it collects a number of not-so-classical problems, some written by the author and some by other teachers and textbook writers. Readers are invited to create and submit new problems.
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| Publisher: | Green Tea Press |
| By: | Allen Downey |
| ISBN-13: | 1001607603068 |
| ISBN-10: | 1607603063 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Pages: | 291 |
| Language: | English |
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