- Topics
- JVM,
- Virtual Machines,
- Runtimes,
- Java,
- Languages,
- Programming,
- Research,
- Fortress,
- Continuations,
- JVM Language Summit,
- Work Stealing,
- Transactions
In this presentation from the JVM Languages Summit 2008, David Chase discusses Fortress, a Fortran-based highly parallel programming language. Topics covered include the origins of Fortress, mathematical syntax, the challenges of running on the JVM, parsing, work stealing, transactions, continuations, problems with blocking, the type system, type mapping, multiple dispatch and profiling.
- Topics
- Licensing,
- Google,
- Open Source,
- Programming,
- Business,
- Patents,
- Legal Matters,
- Vendors,
- Smartphone,
- Work Stealing,
- Companies,
- Partnerships
In a recent interview with The San Francisco Chronicle the patent counsel of Google, Tim Porter, claims the patent system itself is broken. Patent offices worldwide have been increasingly granting protection to “innovations” that are not innovative. The IT Industry is currently facing a series of patent trials which some large corporates seem to leverage as weapons for attacking competitors.
