The Design and Evaluation of a High Performance Smalltalk System (ACM Distinguished Dissertation)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 026221010X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Appendix A: Detailed Performance Evaluation of Individual Features. Performance Evaluation of the SOAR Architecture. Conclusions. To solve these problems, a group of researchers has designed and built the SOAR (Smalltalk on a RISC) microprocessor which is documented in this book. Scavenging Data with Intermediate Lifetimes. It shows that a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) can offer excellent performance for a system with dynamic data typing, and that automatic storage reclamation need not be time-consuming. Previous Work. Non-Disruptive High Performance Storage Reclam
"One of the Seminal Smalltalk related works" according to David Caster. This book is a rarity, and some of the things described in it are explicated this well nowhere else. It's an older work, but an essential reference for anyone working on a Smalltalk runtime. The discussion and explanation of generational scavenging is very useful for those working on modern automatic dynamic memory systems for any programming system, not just Smalltalk. In the world of technology, 1987 was a long time ago. Nevertheless, there are interesting insights to be had here. If you are an old-school Smalltalker, this is a good book to have in your collection.