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distributed processing

summary

This subchapter looks at multitasking.

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distributed processing

This subchapter looks at multitasking.

functions

COMPLETION(event-name) — Pl/I built-in function that returns a '0'B if the event is incomplete and returns a '1'B if the event is complete. Event-name can be either an event element or an event array. In the case of an array argument the built-in function returns an array value.


free music player coding example

Coding example: I am making heavily documented and explained open source code for a method to play music for free — almost any song, no subscription fees, no download costs, no advertisements, all completely legal. This is done by building a front-end to YouTube (which checks the copyright permissions for you).

View music player in action: www.musicinpublic.com/.

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