Preface

This IBM Redbook will help experienced UNIX application developers who are new to the AIX operating system. The book explains the many concepts in detail, including the following:

  • Enhancements and new features provided by the latest C and C++ compilers for AIX

  • Compiling and linking tasks required to effectively use and manage shared libraries and run-time linking

  • Use of process heap and shared memory in the 32- and 64-bit user process models

  • A new programming paradigm in a partitioned environment where resources can be dynamically changed

  • Parallel programming using POSIX threads and OpenMP

The following chapters are also useful for system administrators who are responsible for the software problem determination and application software release ...

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