Learning more about distributed computing [closed]

Question

I'm interested in learning more about distributed computing and how to do it - mostly in C++ but I'd be interested in C# as well.

Can someone please recommend some resources? I know very little to nothing about the topic so where should I start?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Distributed computing encompasses quite a lot of areas. Is there a specific class of problem you are looking to solve?

If you are just starting off you might want to do some background reading before getting into language specifics. You could start from Wikipedia. The paper on the Fallacies of Distributed Computing is quite well known and would give an interesting read.

Answer 2

Distributed computing in C++ is often done with CORBA. If you are interested in learning CORBA, maybe you can start here

Answer 3

For C#, WCF all the way :-)
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/aa663324.aspx