Grand Central Dispatch

GPTKB entity

Statements (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:software_framework
gptkbp:allows asynchronous execution
gptkbp:controls workload distribution
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Apple_Inc.
gptkbp:enables multithreading
gptkbp:exemplifies thread management
gptkbp:feature gptkb:Xcode
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grand Central Dispatch
gptkbp:improves application responsiveness
gptkbp:is_a_key_component_of Apple's software ecosystem
gptkbp:is_a_solution_for load balancing
performance optimization
resource management
task scheduling
application throughput
gptkbp:is_based_on dispatching tasks to available threads
gptkbp:is_compatible_with gptkb:C
gptkb:Objective-C
gptkb:Swift
gptkbp:is_designed_for high-performance applications
gptkbp:is_designed_to maximize CPU utilization
reduce thread contention
simplify code structure
gptkbp:is_documented_in Apple Developer Documentation
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:Threading_Building_Blocks
gptkb:Open_MP
Microsoft PPL
gptkbp:is_known_for its efficiency
its scalability
its ease of use
gptkbp:is_optimized_for multi-core processors
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Cocoa_Touch_framework
gptkb:Cocoa_framework
libdispatch
Apple's Grand Central Dispatch technology
gptkbp:is_used_for data synchronization
event handling
background processing
UI updates
gptkbp:is_used_in image processing
audio processing
data processing
machine learning applications
networking applications
real-time applications
video processing
graphics rendering
system-level programming
user interface programming
gptkbp:provides concurrent programming support
task prioritization
gptkbp:released_in gptkb:2009
gptkbp:supports block-based programming
task-based programming
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:i_OS
gptkb:mac_OS
gptkbp:utilizes dispatch queues
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:mac_OS_Snow_Leopard
gptkb:Dispatch_Queue
gptkb:XNU_kernel
gptkb:Mac_OS_X_Snow_Leopard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5