A framework for experimenting with structure parallel programming environment design

摘要

ASSIST is a parallel programming environment aimed at providing programmers of complexparallel application with a suitable and effective programming tool. Being based on algoritmicalskeletons and coordination languages technologies, the programming environment relievesthe programmer from a number of cumbersome, error prone activities that are required whenusing traditional parallel programming environments. ASSIST has been specifically designedto be easily customizable in order to experiment different implementation techniques, solutions,algorithms or back-ends any time new features are required or new technologies become available.In this work we discuss how this goal has been achieved and how the current ASSISTprogramming environment has been already used to experiment solutions not implemented inthe first version of the tool.