Lecture #14 - Processes and Threads continued

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:

   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

   Threads Presentation, pptx
   Process Diagram, Memory Mapped Files, Windows message processing, Windows GUI structure

   Win32 Thread Details, doc

   Simple callable objects demo, Simple C++ Concurrency Demo
   Place to start learning about C++11 threading. Uses async abstraction.

   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.

   Locking Performance - Win32 vs. C++11

   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.

5. Standard Smart Pointers

   std::unique_ptr<T> and std::shared_ptr<T>
   XmlDocument Example - uses std::shared_ptr<AbstractXmlElement>

6. 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

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

   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.