This brief article on IBM's developerWorks website provides a developer-oriented introduction to grid computing — including what it is, and how to learn more about it. The author relates the key concepts of grid computing to familiar software technologies such as object-oriented programming, XML, and Web services. A handy reading list of white papers, articles, and books which provide further details on grid computing is also included.

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