[Python-Dev] Looking for master thesis ideas involving Python
Holger Krekel
pyth at devel.trillke.net
Wed Oct 29 02:59:18 EST 2003
Hi Brett,
Brett C. wrote:
> Today I got the wheels turning on my masters thesis by getting an
> adviser. Now I just need a topic. =) The big goal is to do something
> involving Python for a thesis to be finished by fall of next year (about
> October) so as to have it done, hopefully published (getting into LL4
> would be cool), and ready to be used for doctoral applications come
> January 2005.
>
> So, anyone have any ideas? The best one that I can think of is optional
> type-checking. I am fairly open to ideas, though, in almost any area
> involving language design.
Maybe you have heard of PyPy, a reimplementation of Python in Python.
We are employing quite some innovative approaches to language design
and implementation and there are certainly a lot of open research
areas. See our OSCON 2003 paper
http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?doc/oscon2003-paper.html
or two interesting chapters out of our European Union proposal
http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?doc/funding/B1.0
http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?doc/funding/B6.0
You are welcome to discuss stuff on e.g. the IRC channel #pypy
on freenode or on the mailing list
http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/pypy-dev
in order to find out, if you'd like to join us and/or do some
interesting thesis.
have fun,
holger
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