Hello LLVMers (in particular, LLVMers interested in GSoC), Since people seem interested in GSoC project ideas, here is one that might not be totally obvious -- work on LLVM's testing infrastructure! :) I have been working hard on modernizing our nightly test performance monitoring software, but there is a lot more work to be done. As LLVM developers, we rely on this software for tracking performance, but don't get much time to maintain or improve it. I would really like to find a motivated student who enjoys building user interfaces and web apps (and preferably has some experience) and would like to contribute to the LLVM project. There are lots of opportunities to make an interesting project out of this -- either at a very application level by redefining the UI, or at a more research level by focusing on the compiler-related aspects of performance testings (for example, automatically looking for micro-architectural performance variations). Please let me know if you are interested in this kind of a Summer of Code project. Cheers, - Daniel
On 3/22/10 9:06 PM, Daniel Dunbar wrote:> Please let me know if you are interested in this kind of a Summer of > Code project.I might be, especially if my other ideas don't pan out. I have some experience with PHP, JavaScript, Python, and SQLite and MySQL. Chip
Hi Daniel, I'm an interested student in that idea I enjoy building web apps and I have good experience. I've worked with PHP, Javascript (Jquery, Dojo, ...), Java (JSF, Struts, ...), and some databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, ...) ... for more than 7 years. I graduated in 2005 and this year I've started doing Masters. For this year I have to study LLVM because it can be part of my thesis and it would be nice to contribuite with LLVM community and participate in GSoC. -- Lucas da Costa Silva @landir On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Daniel Dunbar <daniel at zuster.org> wrote:> Hello LLVMers (in particular, LLVMers interested in GSoC), > > Since people seem interested in GSoC project ideas, here is one that > might not be totally obvious -- work on LLVM's testing infrastructure! > :) > > I have been working hard on modernizing our nightly test performance > monitoring software, but there is a lot more work to be done. As LLVM > developers, we rely on this software for tracking performance, but > don't get much time to maintain or improve it. > > I would really like to find a motivated student who enjoys building > user interfaces and web apps (and preferably has some experience) and > would like to contribute to the LLVM project. There are lots of > opportunities to make an interesting project out of this -- either at > a very application level by redefining the UI, or at a more research > level by focusing on the compiler-related aspects of performance > testings (for example, automatically looking for micro-architectural > performance variations). > > Please let me know if you are interested in this kind of a Summer of > Code project. > > Cheers, > - Daniel > _______________________________________________ > LLVM Developers mailing list > LLVMdev at cs.uiuc.edu http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu > http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev >
I'm glad to see some folks showing interest in this. It's a fantastic idea, and would be a great way to potentially make a big impact on llvm. Thanks to Daniel for suggesting it! -Jim On Mar 22, 2010, at 8:06 PM, Daniel Dunbar wrote:> Hello LLVMers (in particular, LLVMers interested in GSoC), > > Since people seem interested in GSoC project ideas, here is one that > might not be totally obvious -- work on LLVM's testing infrastructure! > :) > > I have been working hard on modernizing our nightly test performance > monitoring software, but there is a lot more work to be done. As LLVM > developers, we rely on this software for tracking performance, but > don't get much time to maintain or improve it. > > I would really like to find a motivated student who enjoys building > user interfaces and web apps (and preferably has some experience) and > would like to contribute to the LLVM project. There are lots of > opportunities to make an interesting project out of this -- either at > a very application level by redefining the UI, or at a more research > level by focusing on the compiler-related aspects of performance > testings (for example, automatically looking for micro-architectural > performance variations). > > Please let me know if you are interested in this kind of a Summer of > Code project. > > Cheers, > - Daniel > _______________________________________________ > LLVM Developers mailing list > LLVMdev at cs.uiuc.edu http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu > http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev
Hi developers, I'm sending this just to say that I'm writing a student proposal for this idea. I'll send the link tomorrow for comments. On 3/25/10, Lucas Silva <landir at gmail.com> wrote:> Hi Daniel, > I'm an interested student in that idea I enjoy building web apps and I > have good experience. I've worked with PHP, Javascript (Jquery, Dojo, > ...), Java (JSF, Struts, ...), and some databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, > ...) ... for more than 7 years. I graduated in 2005 and this year I've > started doing Masters. For this year I have to study LLVM because it > can be part of my thesis and it would be nice to contribuite with LLVM > community and participate in GSoC. > -- > Lucas da Costa Silva > @landir > > > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 11:06 PM, Daniel Dunbar <daniel at zuster.org> wrote: >> Hello LLVMers (in particular, LLVMers interested in GSoC), >> >> Since people seem interested in GSoC project ideas, here is one that >> might not be totally obvious -- work on LLVM's testing infrastructure! >> :) >> >> I have been working hard on modernizing our nightly test performance >> monitoring software, but there is a lot more work to be done. As LLVM >> developers, we rely on this software for tracking performance, but >> don't get much time to maintain or improve it. >> >> I would really like to find a motivated student who enjoys building >> user interfaces and web apps (and preferably has some experience) and >> would like to contribute to the LLVM project. There are lots of >> opportunities to make an interesting project out of this -- either at >> a very application level by redefining the UI, or at a more research >> level by focusing on the compiler-related aspects of performance >> testings (for example, automatically looking for micro-architectural >> performance variations). >> >> Please let me know if you are interested in this kind of a Summer of >> Code project. >> >> Cheers, >> - Daniel >> _______________________________________________ >> LLVM Developers mailing list >> LLVMdev at cs.uiuc.edu http://llvm.cs.uiuc.edu >> http://lists.cs.uiuc.edu/mailman/listinfo/llvmdev >> >-- -- Lucas da Costa Silva @landir