Type of Document	Master's Thesis
Author	Khare, Arjun
URN	etd-10242009-020041
Title	ACT++ 3.0 :implementation of the actor model using POSIX threads
Degree	Master of Science
Department	Computer Science
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Kafura, Dennis G. Committee Chair Arthur, James D. Committee Member Midkiff, Scott F. Committee Member
Keywords	Electronic data processing
Date of Defense	1994-07-15
Availability	restricted
Abstract The actor model provides a framework for writing concurrent programs. ACT ++ is an implementation of the actor model in C++, allowing concurrent programs to be written in an object-oriented style. In ACT++, each actor is an object possessing one or more independent threads of control. Version 2.0 of ACT ++ uses the PRESTO threads package. As PRESTO threads are available only for certain architectures and operating systems, its use does not meet one of the goals of ACT ++, namely portability among a variety of architectures. To facilitate portability, ACT++ 3.0 is written using the IEEE POSIX 1003.4a standard for threads (Pthreads). This project deals with the implementation of ACT++ 3.0, the testing of the implementation, and its performance.
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