Current Situation...

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• An ongoing thread of research in scientific computing is the efficient solution of large problems.

• Various mechanisms have been developed to perform computations across diverse platforms. The most common mechanism involves software libraries.

• Some software libraries are highly optimized for only certain platforms and do not provide a convenient interface to other computer systems.

• Other libraries demand considerable programming effort from the user, who may not have the time to learn the required programming techniques.

• While a limited number of tools have been developed to alleviate these difficulties, such tools themselves are usually available only on a limited number of computer systems.

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