Lecture #13 - Processes and Threads

Web Resources:

Content:

1. Readings:

   The C++ Standard Library, Nicolai Jusuttis, Chap 18: Concurrency
2. Syllabus
   Describes topics to be covered, reading material for you to digest before coming to class, and due dates for the assigned projects.

3. Projects:

   Note: - We've received a few projects in rar archives. You were specifically told to submit zips.
   Any submissions of Project #2 in rar format will not be processed.
   If you eventually submit a project in zip format we will grade it and count the late fee from the time of sumission of the zip.

   Project #2, Project2HelpS17
   Finding file dependencies from Abstract Syntax Tree.

   Project #3 - Code Publisher
   

   Project #4 - Remote Code Publisher
   Using Regular Expressions with Modern C++

   There will be a Project #1 Grievance Session in CST 4-201 this Friday, 3/3/2017, at 5:00pm.

4. Threads and Synchronization

   Windows and C++11 Thread Resources:
   (C++11 concurrency examples next lecture)

   Create Child Process - MSDN

   csdialog demo - why we need threads

   Process Diagram, Memory Mapped Files
   Windows message processing, Windows GUI structure

   Win32 and C++11 Threads Presentation, pptx

   Win32 Thread Details, doc

   Simple callable objects demo, Simple C++ Consurrency Demo
   Place to start learning about C++11 threading.

   C++11 Concurrency
   A series of basic demos that cover most of what you need to know for the midterm and projects.

   Blocking Queue
   Thread safe queue that blocks on dequeuing an empty queue.

   Lambda Capture
   Demos for various options when capturing data with lambdas.

   C++11 Thread Techniques
   Illustrations of how to do interesting things that are often needed in project designs.

   Queued Messages
   Passes messages between threads using Blocking Queue.

   Tasks and Threadpool
   Provides a ThreadPool class. Task is a wrapper around a static ThreadPool.

   Custom Threads and Locks Classes
   C++ class encapsulating Win32 threads. This was written before C++11 and is included only to show how creating a thread class can be accomplished.

   References:

   CppReference.com
   Concurrency in C++11 - UChicago

   Evolution of Synchronization in Windows and C++
   Evoluton of Threads and I/O in Windows
   Pursuit of Efficient and Composable Asynchronous Systems
   Back to the Future with Resumable Functions

5. Thinking about Software Design:

   Software Design
   Broad survey of ideas with examples
   Design Presentation
   Summarizes design issues for modules and classes.
   Design Guidelines
   Design rules and idioms that transcend Object Oriented Design.

   Design Summary

6. These are the most important items from today's lecture:

   Process Diagram, Memory Mapped Files
   Windows message processing, Windows GUI structure

   Win32 and C++11 Threads Presentation, pptx