Newsgroups: comp.parallel,comp.parallel.pvm,comp.lang.visual,comp.sys.sequent
From: emery@cs.utexas.edu (Emery Berger)
Subject: [ANNOUNCEMENT] CODE 2.1a1 visual parallel prog. lang. release
Originator: rmuise@dragon.acadiau.ca
Keywords: CODE visual parallel programming language
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 1995 16:53:00 GMT

CODE 2.1 Announcement
=====================

  version 2.1a1 (first alpha release)
  July 21, 1995


About CODE
----------

  CODE is a visual parallel programming system. Programs are created by
  drawing and then annotating a directed graph that shows the structure of
  the parallel program. Nodes represent sequential computations, and data
  flows on arcs interconnecting the nodes, which run in parallel.

  The CODE system can produce parallel programs for the Sequent Symmetry as
  well as for any PVM-based network of heterogeneous machines. The system
  itself runs on Suns.


CODE version 2.1
----------------

  CODE 2.1 is a major new release of CODE. It features a sophisticated new
  user-interface which provides many improvements to the previous version of
  CODE, making it easier and more pleasant to use. These features include:

  - a vastly-improved, Macintosh-like interface (a la MacDraw)

  - object grouping, alignment, cut & paste, and undo

  - multiple windows

  - an integrated runtime environment

  - a hierarchy browser

  - flexible printing of graphs (in PostScript) and annotations.


Availability and other information
----------------------------------

  - CODE is available directly from the CODE home page at

    <http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/code>

  Please consult the CODE home page for more information about CODE,
  including links to documentation and papers.


  - Bug reports should be sent directly to the CODE mailing list,

    code2@cs.utexas.edu


  - To subscribe to the CODE mailing list to be notified about future
  releases of CODE and related issues, send a message to

    emery@cs.utexas.edu


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Emery Berger                    | <http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/emery>
Systems Analyst                 +
Parallel Programming Group      |  <http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/code>
Department of Computer Science  |             <http://www.cs.utexas.edu>
University of Texas at Austin   |                <http://www.utexas.edu>



From: emery@cs.utexas.edu (Emery Berger)
Newsgroups: comp.parallel.pvm,comp.sys.sequent
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] CODE visual parallel prog. sys., release 2.1a1
Date: 25 Jul 1995 10:33:33 -0500
Organization: CS Dept, University of Texas at Austin

In article <MTUROK.95Jul24102817@dev9>, Michael Turok <mturok@dev9> wrote:
>
>In article <3uoold$5sf@curly.cs.utexas.edu> emery@cs.utexas.edu (Emery
>Berger) writes:
>What's the difference between CODE and hence?
>
>Thanks,
>Michael


A very good question, especially since both were designed by Peter Newton.
A paper by him and others describing both systems (which should illuminate
the differences quite clearly) is available at

	<ftp://ftp.cs.utexas.edu/pub/code2/wet94.ps.Z>

Other documentation about CODE is available via the CODE home page:

	<http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/code/>

If you are interested in an overview of CODE, I recommend the following
paper, which is a bit out of date but nonetheless a good introduction:

	<ftp://ftp.cs.utexas.edu/pub/code2/CodeICS92.ps.Z>

-- Emery


===
Emery Berger                    | <http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/emery>
Systems Analyst                 +
Parallel Programming Group      |  <http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/code>
Department of Computer Science  |             <http://www.cs.utexas.edu>
University of Texas at Austin   |                <http://www.utexas.edu>