Software Architecture of Parrot
Klaas-Jan Stol
Currently I'm doing a course 'Software Architecture' for my Master
Computer Science. For this course, I have to write a paper on some
subject that has to do with software architecture. Therefore, I proposed
to write a paper on the architecture of Parrot, and today I got approval
of this subject from my Professor :-).
The idea of the paper is to describe the architecture of the current
state of Parrot, and maybe some future plans. It should be about 5 to 10
pages long, but I expect to write about 15-20. I'd like to start with
the reasons for writing Parrot (why not an existing VM), and continue
with design decisions for all the main components (so for instance, why
not ref.counting-GC, but a DOD/GC.)
Maybe, if the document is ready, it may be a good introduction for new
people interested in Parrot. I'm looking forward to writing it,
especially I can finally do something in return for all the help I
already got (I wrote my Bachelor thesis on Lua/Parrot).
Of course, it may turn out that some information I collect is outdated
or I misinterpreted it. I hope some of you are willing to proof-read it,
as it develops, to prevent incorrect information in the paper.
Kind regards,
Klaas-Jan
Leopold Toetsch
On Oct 4, 2005, at 21:44, Klaas-Jan Stol wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Currently I'm doing a course 'Software Architecture' for my Master
> Computer Science. For this course, I have to write a paper on some
> subject that has to do with software architecture. Therefore, I
> proposed to write a paper on the architecture of Parrot, and today I
> got approval of this subject from my Professor :-).
Marvellous.
> Of course, it may turn out that some information I collect is outdated
> or I misinterpreted it. I hope some of you are willing to proof-read
> it, as it develops, to prevent incorrect information in the paper.
Just drop a link to the paper, or ask, if something isn't really
obvious.
> Kind regards,
>
> Klaas-Jan
leo