Concurrency and Coordination Runtime

ok the bits are live. You can go to msdn.microsoft.com/robotics, and download the setup. its kind of big since it includes a few external components but once it installs, the CCR dll will be under \bin. Take a look at the service tutorials that come as part of the robotics SDK. The CCR is used as part of a service model that will give you cross machine distribution, in addition to concurrency and coordination within a machine.

July 9th you will also get a MSDN article ont he CCR with sample code using it in various scenarios.

sumothecat wrote:

Very enjoyable video! I have a simplistic question -- I thought a "runtime" was something that loaded code and managed its execution (e.g. CLR, Java runtime). This is a type library -- what makes it a "runtime"? Thanks!

The CCR, even if its a library, actually manages all execution, replacing the CLR thread pool or any manual threading code. Underneath ofcourse it uses the OS+CLR.

The CCR manages messages on ports, task load balancing and execution, iterator task stepping, dispatcher lifetime etc. So its somewhere between a library and an execution environment. If you check out our robotics video, it might make it a little bit more clear why the CCR is a fundemental piece of our execution environment

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