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Parallel scripting language
Swift is an implicitly parallel programming language that allows writing scripts that distribute program execution across distributed computing resources, including clusters, clouds, grids, and supercomputers. Swift implementations are open-source software under the Apache License, version 2.0. Wikipedia →
🧠Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: Swift (parallel scripting language)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: American FilmThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Swift: A language for distributed parallel scriptingCited 317 times
- Go sideways: Many-task computingA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Pilot jobA closely related topic
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
đź“š Books worth reading
American FilmAmerican Film Institute · 1975
Programming models for parallel computingPavan Balaji · 2015
A Heritage of Open Air Square Temple Discovered In Russia · 2010
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