Introduction

There is a lot of information in this document and it may appear daunting at first, but do not be discouraged. The strength of Diamond is the way it provides a powerful and efficient system by means of simplicity. The key to using it successfully is to keep things as simple as possible.

This help file accompanies the Sundance edition of Diamond and is designed for anyone who wants to program a Sundance system, whether writing a conventional sequential program or using the full support for multi-processor networks and concurrency.

The mechanics of building Diamond applications are described using both the Diamond IDE and more traditional command-line techniques. We recommend using the IDE as it does many housekeeping things for you and makes your job easier.

We are always keen to improve our products and make them as easy to use as possible, so we are happy to receive comments and suggestions about Diamond and this document. If you find the help difficult to understand, had to search long and hard to find information, could not find a topic at all, or have any other issues, please contact us.

Rather than working sequentially through the whole text, you might find it easier to go straight to Getting Started.