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PPOPP
2012
ACM
12 years 5 months ago
Deterministic parallel random-number generation for dynamic-multithreading platforms
Existing concurrency platforms for dynamic multithreading do not provide repeatable parallel random-number generators. This paper proposes that a mechanism called pedigrees be bui...
Charles E. Leiserson, Tao B. Schardl, Jim Sukha
HICSS
2009
IEEE
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14 years 5 months ago
A Comparison of Maps and Signs for Ordered and Unordered Navigation Tasks in Virtual Worlds
Online 3D virtual worlds have many exciting and contemporary uses such as for social interaction, teaching and training, entertainment, and even for the development of virtual bus...
Daniel C. Cliburn, Todd Heino
IWPC
2006
IEEE
14 years 4 months ago
Fluid Source Code Views
The use of modern programming paradigms and technologies, such as object orientation, inheritance, polymorphism and aspect orientation, facilitate a number of important software e...
Michael Desmond, Margaret-Anne D. Storey, Chris Ex...
MSR
2010
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Clones: What is that smell?
—Clones are generally considered bad programming practice in software engineering folklore. They are identified as a bad smell and a major contributor to project maintenance dif...
Foyzur Rahman, Christian Bird, Premkumar T. Devanb...
PRESENCE
1998
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13 years 10 months ago
Navigating Large-Scale 'Desk-Top' Virtual Buildings: Effects of Orientation Aids and Familiarity
Two experiments investigated components of participants’ spatial knowledge when they navigated large-scale ‘‘virtual buildings’’ using ‘‘desk-top’’ (i.e., nonimm...
Roy A. Ruddle, Stephen J. Payne, Dylan M. Jones