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Parallel Programming

OpenCL Compute (Paperback)

By Kenwright

A practical guide to mastering OpenCL for cross‑platform GPU and CPU compute programming.

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  • Learn how to write OpenCL kernels for GPUs and CPUs.
  • Understand memory models, buffers, and command queues.
  • Gain practical experience with parallel programming techniques.

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OpenCL Compute is a hands‑on introduction to heterogeneous programming, teaching developers how to harness the combined power of GPUs, CPUs, and accelerators using the OpenCL framework. The book breaks down the OpenCL execution model, memory hierarchy, kernel development, and performance optimization techniques. Through minimal working examples and clear explanations, readers learn how to write portable, high‑performance compute code that scales across devices and vendors. Ideal for programmers, researchers, and students looking to unlock parallel computing without being tied to a single hardware ecosystem.

From the publisher’s description

  • Learn how to write OpenCL kernels for GPUs and CPUs.
  • Understand memory models, buffers, and command queues.
  • Gain practical experience with parallel programming techniques.
  • Build portable compute applications that scale across hardware.

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Reader review5

Clear, thorough, and genuinely useful

This is the one to get if you are serious about parallel programming.

I bought this on a whim after seeing it mentioned in a forum thread, and I am glad I did. It is denser than the page count suggests, and I found myself slowing down around the middle. The early chapters move quickly through material I already knew, but the later sections were genuinely new to me. An easy five stars from me. I look forward to whatever the author writes next.

Emily ScottHobbyist programmer · Singapore, SG
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Reader review4

Well worth picking up

Good book. The writing is direct and the author is honest about limits.

This is the third book I have read on parallel programming this year, and it is comfortably the best of them. Some terminology is introduced without much ceremony; I had to look a few things up along the way. The exercises at the end of each chapter are worth doing — they caught a few misconceptions I did not know I had. Solid, and I would buy another book from this author without hesitation.

Michael WhiteBackend developer · Vancouver, BC
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