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From: eugene@pioneer.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene N. Miya)
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Subject: Re: Parallel Program Design (Chandy and Misra)
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Date: 27 May 88 20:06:26 GMT
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>(Bias: this was the first formal course in concurrent programming I have
>taken.)  Recommended reading.

Just a dissenting opinion.  I was not overwhelmed by this book.
I won't be putting a recommended keyword onto its entry unless there are
a few more informed votes for it.  UNITY, CSL, TRAC aren't really impressive
in my book, but then, I've had difficulty getting TRs from Texas.

Another gross generalization from

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