Durra: A Task-Level Description Language User's Manual
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Publisher
Software Engineering Institute
CMU/SEI Report Number
CMU/SEI-89-TR-033Abstract
Durra is a language designed to support the development of large-grained parallel programming applications. This is the manual for users of the Durra compiler, runtime system, and support tools. Additional documents that describe the syntax and semantics of the language and the runtime environment are cited in the bibliography section.
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Barbacci, M., Doubleday, D., & Weinstock, C. (1989, September 1). Durra: A Task-Level Description Language User's Manual. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-89-TR-033). Retrieved August 10, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/durra-a-task-level-description-language-users-manual/.
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author={Barbacci, Mario and Doubleday, Dennis and Weinstock, Charles},
title={Durra: A Task-Level Description Language User's Manual},
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Barbacci, Mario, Dennis Doubleday, and Charles Weinstock. "Durra: A Task-Level Description Language User's Manual." (CMU/SEI-89-TR-033). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, September 1, 1989. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/durra-a-task-level-description-language-users-manual/.
M. Barbacci, D. Doubleday, and C. Weinstock, "Durra: A Task-Level Description Language User's Manual," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-89-TR-033, 1-Sep-1989 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/durra-a-task-level-description-language-users-manual/. [Accessed: 10-Aug-2026].
Barbacci, Mario, Dennis Doubleday, and Charles Weinstock. "Durra: A Task-Level Description Language User's Manual." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-89-TR-033). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Sep. 1989. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/durra-a-task-level-description-language-users-manual/. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.
Barbacci, Mario; Doubleday, Dennis; & Weinstock, Charles. Durra: A Task-Level Description Language User's Manual. CMU/SEI-89-TR-033. Software Engineering Institute. 1989. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/durra-a-task-level-description-language-users-manual/