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Researchers Develop New Tool For Writing Code

Posted by Hemos on from the yet-another-tool-in-the-belt dept.

neutron_p writes "A group of researchers, led by Carnegie Mellon researchers, have developed a new set of software tools that may revolutionize the way computer code is written. They said they have created a new breed of software called "SPIRAL" that automatically generates code for signal-processing applications - applications that help make computers run faster and cheaper. "What SPIRAL does is permit users to develop high quality code for new and old applications automatically, say in 10 minutes or less, saving time, money and aggravation for end users""

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  1. Re:DSP Code by torpor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    i concur. the kinds of products i work on have the same constraints: 'tricky DSP code', which, actually, is pretty simple and easy to think with, wrapped up in a huge base of code required to make that simplicity 'easy to use' for the end user.

    gah. interface is always gonna be king. lets see if SPIRAL + GUI-RAD is gonna come to fruition any time soon, for DSP work anyway that'd be nice ..

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  2. 4GL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I think this is just a variation of 4GL in the sense that you write applications (or a subsection of an application) in one language, and letting the system output optimized code for the intended target system....

    For doing data-entry/database-intensive work, TenFold's Tsunami (free) and EnterpriseTenFold ($$$) products automatically regenerates code for the target platform and database. As you switch from one RDBMS backend to another, the program changes the SQL dramatically to take advantage of performance features of the new database...