Parallel Computing Platform in the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 CTP

Announcements

• Welcome to the CTP Forum for the Parallel Computing Platform!

  Stephen Toub - MSFTMSFTSunday, October 26, 2008 6:54 AM
  Hi, all,
  
  My name is Stephen Toub, and I'm the lead Program Manager for the Parallel Computing Platform team at Microsoft.
  
  Visual Studio 2010 includes programming models for concisely expressing concurrency.  This includes new .NET Framework libraries, such as the Task Parallel Library and Parallel LINQ, as well as the Parallel Pattern Library and the Concurrency Runtime, which enable the development of native applications with C++ that execute efficiently on parallel hardware.  Visual Studio 2010 also includes parallel debugging and profiling experiences. Parallel debugging toolwindows provide the user with a view of tasks running in the application and a graphical view of parallel call stacks, while the parallel profiling views give the user an understanding of their application’s core utilization, thread behavior and contention blocking, and more.
  
  For more in-depth information on these technologies, a key resource is the Parallel Computing Developer Center on MSDN.  In addition, for this CTP we've created several walkthroughs to provide a glimpse into the capabilities being provided: 
  
  - Parallel Programming with the .NET Framework 4.0
  - Parallel Programming with the Parallel Pattern Library
  - Parallel Debugging Toolwindows in Visual Studio 2010
  - Parallel Profiling Views in Visual Studio 2010
  
  You can download these walkthroughs and the CTP from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=129231.  
  
  Thank you very much for your interest in the Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4.0 CTP! We look forward to hearing your feedback.
  
  Stephen Toub
  Program Manager Lead
  Parallel Computing Platform