When modifying or debugging a software system, among other tasks, developers must often understand and manipulate source code that crosscuts the system’s structure. These tasks ...
Systems programs rely on fine-grain control of data representation and use of state to achieve performance, conformance to hardware specification, and temporal predictability. T...
When analyzing the evolution history of a software project, we wish to develop results that generalize across projects. One approach is to analyze design patterns, permitting char...
Abstract— John von Neumann proposed his famous architecture in a context where hardware was very expensive and bulky. His goal was to maximize functionality with minimal hardware...
Etienne Bergeron, Xavier Saint-Mleux, Marc Feeley,...
Abstract. Compiler is substantially regarded as the most essential component in the software toolchain to promote a successful processor design. This paper describes our preliminar...