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This paper presents a flexible and effective model for object-oriented parallel programming in both local and wide area contexts and its implementation as a Java package. Blending r emote evaluation and active messages, our model permits programmers to express asynchronous, complex interactions, so overcoming some of the limitations of the models based on message passing and RPC and reducing communication costs.
Work carried out under the financial support of the M.U.R.S.T. in the framework of the project “Design Methodologies and Tools of High Performance Systems for Distributed Applications” (MOSAICO)
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Di Santo, M., Frattolillo, F., Russo, W., Zimeo, E. (2000). An Approach to Asynchronous Object-Oriented Parallel and Distributed Computing on Wide-Area Systems. In: Rolim, J. (eds) Parallel and Distributed Processing. IPDPS 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1800. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45591-4_73
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