[Python-Dev] Looking for master thesis ideas involving Python
Brett C.
bac at OCF.Berkeley.EDU
Wed Oct 29 20:15:23 EST 2003
Holger Krekel wrote:
> 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
>
Read a while back. I keep an eye on PyPy from a distance by reading the
stuff you guys put out.
> 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
>
I will have a read.
> You are welcome to discuss stuff on e.g. the IRC channel #pypy
> on freenode
Nuts. Guess I can't keep my use of IRC down to PyCon discussions. =)
> 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.
>
Will do. Thanks, Holger.
-Brett
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