I'd wondered about distributed computing possibilities as well but, after doing some Cybiko programming, can tell you it's not well suited at all for the task. The processor's not particularly fast, and the round-trip time with their reliable messaging is on the order of a full *second*. It might be a reasonable tool for demonstrating (slowly) how distributed computing works though...
I've had a group doing Cybiko programming for about a year now on some NSF-sponsored wireless networking teaching materials. We've put together apps to demonstrate a variety of routing algorithms (flooding, distance vector, and link state) using collections of Cybikos, and they work great for showing students how these things work.
Brad Richards
Computer Science Department
Vassar College
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I'd wondered about distributed computing possibilities as well but, after doing some Cybiko programming, can tell you it's not well suited at all for the task. The processor's not particularly fast, and the round-trip time with their reliable messaging is on the order of a full *second*. It might be a reasonable tool for demonstrating (slowly) how distributed computing works though...
I've had a group doing Cybiko programming for about a year now on some NSF-sponsored wireless networking teaching materials. We've put together apps to demonstrate a variety of routing algorithms (flooding, distance vector, and link state) using collections of Cybikos, and they work great for showing students how these things work.
Brad Richards
Computer Science Department
Vassar College