I just came across the proposed Boost::Dataflow library. It seems like an interesting approach and I was wondering if there are other such alternative frameworks for C++, and if there are any related design patterns. I have not ruled out Boost::Dataflow, I am just looking into any available alternatives so I can understand the domain and my options better (or roll my own if necessary).
Wikipedia
There are a couple of good articles in the Wikipedia about the theory of the dataflow programming:
These articles are written by various authors, so there are some overlaps, and some important stuff are missing, but it is a very good start point.
TinyOS
This is an open source operating system based on the dataflow principle. I have bad feelings about that: they don't even mention the term "dataflow". Altough, it is that, and maybe it's worth studying it.