Delaney, Timothy C (Timothy) wrote: >> From: Dennis Allison [mailto:allison at sumeru.stanford.EDU] >> >> How about re-engineering the interpreter to make it more MP >> friendly? (This is probably a bigger task than a Masters thesis.) >> The current interpreter serializes on the global interpreter lock >> (GIL) and blocks everything. > > > To me this would probably be the most interesting thing to tackle - > especially since it has been tried before with partial success but > overall failure. At the very least that gives a body of work which > you can refer to both as a starting point for your work, and to show > how your approach differs from and improves on existing work. > > It would also be of tremendous value to Python IMO if it could be > done without negatively impacting performance on single-processor > machines. > > Whether it is too large for a Masters thesis I don't know. Does a > Masters thesis require *success* in the stated goal? I've been > thinking about doing my own Masters in the not-too-distant future if > I can find the time ... > Success as in what you set out to do was actually beneficial? No, just as long as something is learned. Successful as actually finishing the darn thing? Yes. Basically a masters thesis needs to require some research, such as looking at other implementations, and some original thought if possible. The problem with a masters thesis, though, is that I have a fixed timeframe (want this done in about a year's time for doctoral school applications) and I don't get to spend a large portion of my time on it (I still have to take normal classes during this time, although I can fenagle my schedule to minimize my work load). I will still consider this, though. -Brett
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