DDJ, September 2004
Distributed Computing


FEATURES

Grid Computing & the Linda Programming Model
by Rob Bjornson and Andrew Sherman
Compared to web services, the Linda programming model provides a number of advantages for building grid apps.

Debugging, Message-Oriented Middleware, & Distributed Systems
by Paul Pazandak and Steve Ford
If you've built distributed messaging systems, you know about problems with tracking down and isolating bugs.

Stream-Control Transmission Protocol
by Ian Barile
The Stream Control Transmission Protocol is a new transport layer protocol that offers an alternative to TCP.

Continuous Integration & .NET: Part II
by Thomas Beck
Thomas introduces a complete Continuous Integration solution.

RFID Blocker Tags
by Burt Kaliski
Blocker tags let you choose when, where, and what RFID devices are tracking you.

Optimizing Pixomatic for x86 Processors: Part II
by Michael Abrash
Michael discusses his greatest performance challenge ever—optimizing an x86 3D software rasterizer.

Band-In-A-Box, Finale, & MusicXML
by Al Stevens
Al converts Band-In-A-Box file formats into Finale notation files using MusicXML as a porting medium.

C#, COM Objects, & Interop Services
by Shehrzad Qureshi
Shehrzad implements an ActiveX control in both C++ and C#.

Improving .NET Events
by Richard Grimes
.NET provides facilities for writing your own event mechanisms—if you know how.

Building MFC Dialogs at Runtime
by Adrian Hill
Adrian presents a class for defining MFC-based dialogs.

The Qt Designer IDE
by Dave Berton
With Qt Designer 3.3.1, you have a feature-rich IDE for designing and coding GUI applications.

Eclipse & General-Purpose Applications
by Todd E. Williams and Marc R. Erickson
Eclipse provides the framework for combining disparate tools into a single integrated application.

Writing Plug-Ins in C/C++ for Eclipse CDT
by Doug Schaefer and Sebastien Marineau-Mes
The Eclipse CDT Project delivers a fully functional C/C++ IDE for the Eclipse platform.

Contributing to Eclipse
by Kent Beck and Erich Gamma
Eclipse's plug-in architecture means that every programmer is potentially a toolsmith.

Tools for Domain-Specific Modeling
by Steven Kelly
The Eclipse Modeling Framework and Graphical Editor Framework provide a domain-specific modeling solution.



EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Bluetooth & Remote Device User Interfaces
by Richard Hoptroff
The FlexiPanel Bluetooth Protocol is a remote UI service for computers, electrical appliances, and other devices.


COLUMNS

Programming Paradigms
by Michael Swaine

Embedded Space
by Ed Nisley


FORUM

Editorial
by Jonathan Erickson

Letters
by you

Dr. Ecco's Omniheurist Corner
by Dennis E. Shasha

News & Views
by Shannon Cochran

Of Interest
by Shannon Cochran

Swaine's Flames
by Michael Swaine