Considerations in HPJava language design and implementation

Guansong Zhang, Bryan Carpenter, Geoffrey Fox
Xinying Li, Yuhong Wen

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Abstract:

This report discusses some design and implementation issues in the HPJava language. Through example codes, we will illustrate how various language features have been designed to facilitate efficient implementation. This may help programming of real applications in the new style.

• Introduction
• Overview of HPJava
• Translation scheme
  • Java packages for HPspmd programming
    • HPJava language support
    • Collective communication library
  • Programming in the adJava interface
  • Improving the performance
• Issues in the language design
  • Extending the Java language
  • Why not HPF?
  • Datatypes in HPJava
  • Convenience of programming
• Example programs
• Concluding remarks
• References
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