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This paper describes a seven-pass compiler for Per Brlnch Hansen's Concurrent Pascal [1,2] programing language. Concurrent Pascal is an abstract programming language for conputer operating systems. The language extends sequential Pascal [7] with the process, nonitor, and class concepts for structured concurrent programing. A ironitor is a...

Genetic algorithms are founded upon the principle of evolution, i.e., survival of the fittest. Hence evolution programming techniques, based on genetic algorithms, are applicable to many hard optimization problems, such as optimization of functions with linear and nonlinear constraints, the traveling salesman problem, and problems of...

Soft computing has been a major field of development in the previous couple of decades. The field attracts the attention of a large number of people. The highly multidisciplinary nature of the field further results in a large number of students studying soft computing. The various developments in application areas of soft computing in the...

"Fletcher and Gardner have created a comprehensive resource that will be of interest not only to those working in the field of finance, but also to those using numerical methods in other fields such as engineering, physics, and actuarial mathematics. By showing how to combine the high-level elegance, accessibility, and flexibility of...

Panda3D is a free and open source game engine. It has been used successfully by hobbyists as well as big studios to create games ranging from quick prototypes to full-scale commercial MMOs. Panda3D makes it easy to use models, textures, and sounds to create impressive interactive experiences. With this book, you too will be able to leverage...

Squid proxy server enables you to cache your web content and return it quickly on subsequent requests. System administrators often struggle with delays and too much bandwidth being used, but Squid solves these problems by handling requests locally. By deploying Squid in accelerator mode, requests are handled faster than on normal web servers,...

When the IT strategy calls for maximizing the value of social software for building effective teams, neither social networking nor team collaboration are sufficient on their own. IBM Lotus Quickr team collaboration software delivers the promise of social software, but ensuring that a business's social networking site is compliant, can be...