Chapter 23

Conclusion and outlook

Abstract

This chapter summarizes the main parts of the book. It then concludes the book by offering an outlook of how parallel programming is contributing and will continue to contribute to new innovations in science and technology.

Keywords

Computational thinking; parallel patterns; golden age of computing; self-driving cars; individualized medicine

You made it! We have arrived at the finishing line. In this final chapter we will briefly review the learning goals that you have achieved through this book. Instead of drawing a conclusion, we will offer our vision for the future of massively parallel computing and how its advancements will affect ...

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