Title :
Middleware for realtime multicomputer tool development
Author :
Isenstein, Barry ; Krueger, Michael ; Pool, Arlan
Author_Institution :
Mercury Comput. Syst. Inc., Chelmsford, MA, USA
Abstract :
Developing software applications for scalable, heterogeneous platforms is a highly specialized, time consuming task. This paper discusses a new development in “middleware” that provides an interface for developers and is an intermediary for innovative application development tools. A component software approach insulates both the application developer and tool developer from platform issues while facilitating high-performance execution of applications. Central to the development is a new open application framework that uses an application configuration language based on the well-known Tool Command Language (Tcl), written by John Ousterhout. Adoption of the framework by advanced tools potentially offers a dramatic programming productivity gain over existing practices
Keywords :
application generators; authoring languages; human resource management; multiprocessing systems; real-time systems; software performance evaluation; software reusability; software tools; Tcl; Tool Command Language; application configuration language; component software approach; high-performance execution; innovative application development tools; interface; middleware; open application framework; programming productivity gain; real time multicomputer tool development; scalable heterogeneous platforms; software applications; time consuming task; Analog integrated circuits; Application software; Command languages; Computational modeling; Computer aided engineering; Digital signal processing; Hardware; Insulation; Middleware; Software tools;
Conference_Titel :
Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 1996. ICASSP-96. Conference Proceedings., 1996 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3192-3
DOI :
10.1109/ICASSP.1996.543597
