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In parallel functional languages, like Eden, lazy and strict evaluation are commonly mixed. Thus, the parallel performance of these languages depends on the strategy used to fix the degrees of laziness/ strictness. By using an implementation of Eden’s operational semantics, we analyze the influence of alternative evaluation models on Eden skeletons performance. In particular, we assess the performance of different implementations of a skeleton that uses stream-based communications.
Work supported by projects TIC2003-07848-C02-01, TIC2003-01000, TIN2006-15660-C02-01, PAC06-0008.
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Hidalgo-Herrero, M., Ortega-Mallén, Y., Rubio, F. (2007). Comparing Alternative Evaluation Strategies for Stream-Based Parallel Functional Languages. In: Horváth, Z., Zsók, V., Butterfield, A. (eds) Implementation and Application of Functional Languages. IFL 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4449. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74130-5_4
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