Title :
FLAME: a language for distributed programming
Author :
De Paoli, Flavio ; Jazayeri, Mehdi
Author_Institution :
Hewlett-Packard Lab., Palo Alto, CA, USA
Abstract :
FLAME is an experimental language for distributed programming. It is intended for applications that run on a collection of computers connected by a network. It is part of a project that deals with the building of open software systems. Open systems place stringent requirements on both the type of language one uses and the style of programming. FLAME tries to address the difficulties of writing such open, distributed applications with current technology. FLAME is based on C++, and its main contribution is to integrate the notions of objects and process groups at the programming language level. The result is a powerful language which, nevertheless, raises several new questions. The current state of FLAME is discussed, and potential areas for future development are outlined
Keywords :
distributed processing; high level languages; C++; FLAME; distributed programming; language; open software systems; Application software; Computer languages; Computer networks; Fires; Laboratories; Open systems; Operating systems; Packaging; Software systems; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Languages, 1990., International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2036-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICCL.1990.63762
