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Students' project gives old computers new lifeTapping the Matrix by Carlos Justiniano
Grid Computing in Business
Taking a serious look at grids, Infoworld.Whatever future there is for business applications of grid computing, it won't be shaped by technology. Business attitudes must change to embrace the technology that already exists.
Grid Application Development
Harness the Features of C# to Power Your Scientific Computing Projects, MSDN Magazine.The C# language has been used quite successfully in many kinds of projects, including Web, database, GUI, and more. One of the last frontiers for the application of C# code may well be scientific computing. But can C# measure up to the likes of FORTRAN and C++ for scientific and mathematical projects? In this article, the author answers that question by looking at the .NET common language runtime to determine how the JIT compiler, Microsoft intermediate language, and the garbage collector affect performance. He also considers C# data types, including arrays and matrices, along with other language features that play an important role in scientific computing applications.