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This package is only suitable for parallel computing without any communication among parallel tasks (i.e. [Embarrassingly parallel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embarrassingly_parallel)).\n\n## Challenge of parallel computing in R\n\nSeveral R packages have been using for parallel computing (e.g. [High-Performance and Parallel Computing with R](https://cran.r-project.org/web/views/HighPerformanceComputing.html) which are not suitable for asynchronous tasks.\n\n\n* Uneven load among cores/workers. Some workers run faster than others and then wait for others to stop. \n* Cannot utilise the new available workers after a parallel task is started. \n\n`taskqueue` is designed to utilise all available computing resources until all tasks are finished through dynamic allocating tasks to workers.  \n\n## Installation \n\nInstall the developing version from [Github](https://github.com/byzheng/taskqueue).\n\n```r\nremotes::install_github('byzheng/taskqueue')\n```\n\n## Getting Started\n\nPlease refer to\n\n* [Getting Started](https://taskqueue.bangyou.me/vignettes/getting-started.html) vignette for more details.\n* [Simple workflow example](https://taskqueue.bangyou.me/articles/simple-workflow-example.html) article for a complete simplified workflow.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbyzheng%2Ftaskqueue","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fbyzheng%2Ftaskqueue","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fbyzheng%2Ftaskqueue/lists"}