[pypy-dev] Project suggestions

[Boria Feigin]

> > In addition, note that this sprint is not meant to focus exclusively on
> > discussion; it's a coding sprint, and we specifically welcome newcomers.
> > If possible and interesting for you, feel invited :-)  That's the best
> > way to grasp the basics of PyPy and discuss.  Also feel free to say
> > hello in the #pypy IRC channel (irc.freenode.net) and discuss your
> > interests.
> 
> Thanks :) The sprint sounds good but I'll need to check whether I can
> make it. I'll take a closer look at the docs, the code, and your list of
> topics over the weekend and get back on Monday with something more
> concrete.
I had a browse at the docs and code, but not enough to identify a
definite area of interest yet. However, remembered a paper I saw
recently:

``A Survey of Adaptive Optimization in Virtual Machines'' by
M. Arnold, S. J. Fink, D. Grove, M. Hind, and P. F. Sweeney
Proceedings of the IEEE, Vol. 93, No. 2, February 2005

(http://scholar.google.com finds the paper itself and an ealier preprint)

A nice survey by the IBM Jikes people. Plenty of further references:
looks like it might be a good place to start. Though, I don't know
enough about PyPy yet to see exactly how (or if) this would fit in.

-- 
Boris