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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 03:46:06
November 28 2016 03:42 GMT
#16101
edit 2:

okay i edited the original
i dunno what I was doing before
it makes sense now right?
Blitzkrieg0
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States13132 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 04:22:26
November 28 2016 04:17 GMT
#16102
Was trying to think up a way to explain this without just giving you the solution, but its all syntax so hopefully you will look through it and learn something. If you have any questions about why I did things this way I can answer.

+ Show Spoiler +
import java.util.Random;

public class MathWithMultipleThreads {

private static Random random = new Random();
private static int HEIGHT = 1000;
private static int WIDTH = 1000;

private static double[][] makeArray(int height, int width) {
double[][] answer = new double[height][width];
for (int row = 0; row < height; row++) {
for (int col = 0; col < width; col++) {
answer[row][col] = random.nextDouble();
}
}
return answer;
}

public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
double[][] array = makeArray(HEIGHT, WIDTH);
long start = System.nanoTime();

Thread[] threads = new Thread[HEIGHT];

for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {
threads[i] = new Thread(new ProcessRow(array[i]));
threads[i].start();
}

for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {
threads[i].join();
}

long end = System.nanoTime();
System.out.println((end - start) / 1000000000.0);
}
}

public class ProcessRow implements Runnable {

double[] row;

public ProcessRow(double[] row) {
this.row = row;
}

@Override
public void run() {
for (int i = 0; i < row.length; i++){
row[i] = Math.sqrt(row[i]);
}
}
}


As an additional exercise, change my code so that it only makes 4 threads, but still finds the squareroot of all the data properly. I'd say that has more practical use if nothing else.
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ZigguratOfUr
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Iraq16955 Posts
November 28 2016 04:19 GMT
#16103
Nietzsche once said that "State is the name of the coldest of all cold monsters." Does that mean Nietzsche was a functional programmer?
Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 04:35:58
November 28 2016 04:27 GMT
#16104


//declare an array of threads, intialize it to height elements
Thread[] threads = new Thread[HEIGHT];

//go through each element and say that the thread contains ProcessRow
//is this accurate? And can you only do this because ProcessRow is "runnable" ?
for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {
threads[i] = new Thread(new ProcessRow(array[i]));

//you also start the thread (it does run() at this point? )
threads[i].start();
}

//what does join do exactly? makes it so the program stops executing until whatever threads are executing have all caught up?

for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {
threads[i].join();
}





thanks btw. exactly what I needed. Not as confusing as I expected.
Blisse
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada3710 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 04:32:10
November 28 2016 04:31 GMT
#16105
Are you just taking a general intro to programming course travis?

Or is all of this part of a program and your questions are from a variety of courses?

I've never taken a single course that covered this much variety in material.
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Deleted User 3420
Profile Blog Joined May 2003
24492 Posts
November 28 2016 04:34 GMT
#16106
It's a single course. "Object Oriented Programming 2"
Blitzkrieg0
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States13132 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 12:54:53
November 28 2016 04:37 GMT
#16107
On November 28 2016 13:27 travis wrote:


//declare an array of threads, intialize it to height elements
Thread[] threads = new Thread[HEIGHT];

//go through each element and say that the thread contains ProcessRow
//is this accurate? And can you only do this because ProcessRow is "runnable" ?
for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {
threads[i] = new Thread(new ProcessRow(array[i]));

//you also start the thread (it does run() at this point? )
threads[i].start();
}

//what does join do exactly? makes it so the program stops executing until whatever threads are executing have all //caught up?

for (int i = 0; i < HEIGHT; i++) {
threads[i].join();
}



thanks btw. exactly what I needed. Not as confusing as I expected.


1. as specified in problem statement

2. We're creating all the threads in this step. Each element of threads is one of the threads and the index happens to coincide nicely with each index of array we're processing. Thread has a constructor which takes a Runnable as a parameter. I've always seen Thread extended instead of implementing Runnable personally, but this works.

3. I could/should have called run() in this step. It does the same thing though.

4. Join blocks until the thread is finished processing. We ensure that each thread has finished its math with the join. I'm not sure how much you know about CPUs, processes, threads and the operating system, but I also lack the expertise to explain it well. I'd say its highly questionable to learn about threading without any knowledge of these topics though.
I'll always be your shadow and veil your eyes from states of ain soph aur.
Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17793 Posts
November 28 2016 06:30 GMT
#16108
On November 28 2016 13:19 ZigguratOfUr wrote:
Nietzsche once said that "State is the name of the coldest of all cold monsters." Does that mean Nietzsche was a functional programmer?


Nietzsche was talking in terms of state as a country though
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
Nesserev
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Belgium2760 Posts
November 28 2016 07:16 GMT
#16109
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Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
November 28 2016 08:01 GMT
#16110
On November 28 2016 10:24 Manit0u wrote:
I think that the first thing you should work on is structuring your data properly:


tree->left->right->left->left


Holy hell...

Also, may I ask why do you want to introduce closures in C? C is not a functional language and trying to make it so isn't going to help you.

Edit: I assume you have seen this already?

The course I'm doing this in is 'advanced compilers', the closure is how we've been taught to introduce function calls

As for the data structure, that tree->left->right stuff is me navigating the abstract syntax tree to get the required nodes (e.g. In that example the current position in the tree is at the base of a function definition and that navigates to either the location of the function name, base of the function body or arguments) generated from the inputted c program, the parser was provided code so I can't make changes.

I am however quite overwhelmed with the course and the way I've done things is definitely not the best way
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emperorchampion
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada9496 Posts
November 28 2016 08:02 GMT
#16111
Schrodinger's bug
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icystorage
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Jollibee19350 Posts
November 28 2016 08:05 GMT
#16112
I had a job interview last week (I already have a job) for a mid level position. During the technical interview Q&A, I only answered around 40% of the total questions, is that normal?
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Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
November 28 2016 08:18 GMT
#16113
Also I have a java question, why would you ever extend thread instead of implementing runnable?

Always wondered
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Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17793 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 09:51:22
November 28 2016 09:45 GMT
#16114
Interesting read about JS: http://bonsaiden.github.io/JavaScript-Garden/

They point out some interesting pitfalls you can run into.

On November 28 2016 17:18 Targe wrote:
Also I have a java question, why would you ever extend thread instead of implementing runnable?

Always wondered


Thread already implements Runnable. The thing is, it comes with plenty of methods already defined so that you don't have to do that yourself (Runnable only has the run() prototype, so no start, stop, suspend, join etc.)...
Time is precious. Waste it wisely.
mantequilla
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
Turkey781 Posts
November 28 2016 09:47 GMT
#16115
is there a windows equivalent to "command &" in linux? like run program and return to console
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Manit0u
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
Poland17793 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 09:54:46
November 28 2016 09:53 GMT
#16116
On November 28 2016 18:47 mantequilla wrote:
is there a windows equivalent to "command &" in linux? like run program and return to console



start /B command


http://www.computerhope.com/starthlp.htm
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Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
November 28 2016 10:13 GMT
#16117
On November 28 2016 18:45 Manit0u wrote:
Interesting read about JS: http://bonsaiden.github.io/JavaScript-Garden/

They point out some interesting pitfalls you can run into.

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On November 28 2016 17:18 Targe wrote:
Also I have a java question, why would you ever extend thread instead of implementing runnable?

Always wondered


Thread already implements Runnable. The thing is, it comes with plenty of methods already defined so that you don't have to do that yourself (Runnable only has the run() prototype, so no start, stop, suspend, join etc.)...


Ah that clears that up then
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Blitzkrieg0
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United States13132 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-11-28 12:55:19
November 28 2016 12:50 GMT
#16118
I'll always be your shadow and veil your eyes from states of ain soph aur.
RoomOfMush
Profile Joined March 2015
1296 Posts
November 28 2016 15:22 GMT
#16119
On November 28 2016 17:18 Targe wrote:
Also I have a java question, why would you ever extend thread instead of implementing runnable?

Always wondered

The standard way is to implement Runnable. Extending Thread is possible but doesnt give you any benefits. Thread does not have any protected methods or fields. The idea behind implementing Runnable is separation of concerns. The Thread class takes care of all the complicated stuff and the runnable defines the behavior like a Strategy pattern.

On November 28 2016 18:45 Manit0u wrote:
Interesting read about JS: http://bonsaiden.github.io/JavaScript-Garden/

They point out some interesting pitfalls you can run into.

Show nested quote +
On November 28 2016 17:18 Targe wrote:
Also I have a java question, why would you ever extend thread instead of implementing runnable?

Always wondered


Thread already implements Runnable. The thing is, it comes with plenty of methods already defined so that you don't have to do that yourself (Runnable only has the run() prototype, so no start, stop, suspend, join etc.)...

You should not use the stop() or suspend() methods on Threads in java. There was even talk about removing them from Java 8 (by having them always throw exceptions) and breaking backwards compatibility. Thats how bad they are.
Targe
Profile Blog Joined February 2012
United Kingdom14103 Posts
November 28 2016 16:01 GMT
#16120
yeah runnable was how i learned to implement threads when i had to learn java i dont think ive ever extended thread
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