====== Week 11 ======

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===== Linda and Tuple Space =====

  * Lecture Notes: {{cs377-linda-lect1.pdf|PDF}} (updated and cont'd from slide 8)
  * Demo of Ruby/Rinda program
    * from Wikipedia example: \\ <code text>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinda_(Ruby_programming_language)</code>
      * link no longer live :-( 
      * I couldn't even find it on the wayback machine!  (or lost patience looking)
    * archived copy found here!: (thanks, Isaac!) <code text>https://handwiki.org/wiki/Rinda_(Ruby_programming_language)</code>
    * sample code: copy from my directory <code text>
$ cp -r /home/mlsmith/cs377-examples/rinda/ ~/cs377/
</code>
    * code walk of Producer Consumer v1 
      * from slide 9 of notes
      * found in Marc's ''rinda/prodcons1'' subdirectory 
      * pay attention to:
        * ''readme.txt'' instructions for running
        * initialization of TS
        * shared data reside as tuples in TS
        * no semaphores; busy waiting possible :-( 

  * Assignment 6
    * Due Thu, April 23   
    * Versions 2 and 3 from slides 11, 12 of {{cs377-linda-lect1.pdf|PDF}}
      * (version 1 included in sample code)
      * versions from slides 11 and 12 are the versions to implement