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Book review: Is parallel programming hard, and, if so, what can you do about it?
Here are my thoughts on the free online textbook Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It? by Paul E. McKenney, author of the Linux kernel’s RCU synchronization mechanism. I read a lot of this textbook, got my fill, and probably won’t read more of it in the near future so wanted to write this…
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Sep 21, 2026 | Book review: Is parallel programming hard, and, if so, what can you do about it? by ahelwer | 149 | 66 |
