C*

C* is an object-oriented, data-parallel superset of ANSI C with synchronous semantics, for the Connection Machine, designed by Thinking Machines, 1987. C* adds a "domain" data type and a selection statement for parallel execution in domains.

An unimplemented language called "Parallel C" influenced the design of C*. Dataparallel-C was based on C*.

The latest version of C* as of 27 August 1993 is 6.x.

References

* "C*: An Extended C Language for Data Parallel Programming", J. R. Rose et al., in "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Supercomputing", L. P. Kartashev et al. eds, May 1987, pp 2-16.
* "C* Programming Manual", Thinking Machines Corporation, 1986.
* " [http://www.1stworldpublishing.com/books/parallelprogramming.asp The Art of Parallel Programming (2nd Ed.)] ", B. P. Lester, 1st World Publishing, 2006. (A downloadable version of the "C* Compiler and Parallel Computer Simulation System" is available at the publisher's Web site.)