Title :
Prototype-oriented development of high-performance systems
Author :
Justo, G. R Ribeiro ; Vekariya, P. ; Delaitre, T. ; Zemerly, J. ; Winter, S.
Author_Institution :
Centre for Parallel Comput., Westminster Univ., London, UK
Abstract :
We discuss the problem of developing performance-oriented software and the need for methodologies. We then present the EDPEPPS (Environment for Design and Performance Evaluation of Portable Parallel Software) approach to the problem of designing and evaluating high-performance (parallel) applications. The EDPEPPS toolset is based on a rapid prototyping philosophy, where the designer synthesises a model of the intended software which may be simulated, and the performance is subsequently analysed using visualisation. The toolset combines a graphical design tool, a simulation facility, and a visualisation tool. The same design is used to produce a code suitable for simulation and real execution
Keywords :
data visualisation; parallel programming; programming environments; software performance evaluation; software portability; software prototyping; software tools; visual programming; EDPEPPS; graphical design tool; high-performance systems development; methodologies; parallel applications; performance-oriented software; portable parallel software development environment; rapid prototyping; simulation; software toolset; visualisation; Analytical models; Application software; Parallel processing; Prototypes; Skeleton; Software engineering; Software performance; Software prototyping; Virtual prototyping; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Software Engineering for Parallel and Distributed Systems, 1997. Proceedings., Second International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8043-1
DOI :
10.1109/PDSE.1997.596828
