Title :
An optimally portable SIMD programming language
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Duke Univ., Durham, NC, USA
Abstract :
A theoretical foundation is presented for developing much more portable languages for single-instruction multiple-data (SIMD) computers. Work in progress on the design and implementation of such a language is described. An optimally portable programming language for SIMD computers, called Porta-SIMD, is presented to demonstrate the feasibility of designing, implementing, and using optimally portable languages. Based on C++, it currently runs on the Connection Machine and Pixel-Planes 4. Optimal portability is defined. A SIMD taxonomy for programmers and a survey of existing SIMD languages are presented
Keywords :
high level languages; software portability; C++; Connection Machine; Pixel-Planes 4; Porta-SIMD; optimally portable SIMD programming language; taxonomy; Availability; Computer architecture; Computer languages; Computer science; Concurrent computing; Costs; High level languages; Portable computers; Programming profession; Taxonomy;
Conference_Titel :
Frontiers of Massively Parallel Computation, 1988. Proceedings., 2nd Symposium on the Frontiers of
Conference_Location :
Fairfax, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5892-4
DOI :
10.1109/FMPC.1988.47505
