GePaRDT: a framework for massively parallel processing of dataflow graphs

Abstract

The trend towards computers with multiple processing units keeps going with no end in sight. Modern consumer computers come with 2 - 6 processing units. Programming methods have been unable to keep up with this fast development. In this paper we present a framework that uses a dataflow model for parallel processing: the Generic Parallel Rapid Development Toolkit, GePaRDT. This intuitive programming model eases the concurrent usage of many processing units without specialized knowledge about parallel programming methods and it's pitfalls.