[Python-Dev] Looking for master thesis ideas involving Python

[Brett C.]

Holger Krekel wrote:

> Hi Brett,
> 
> Brett C. wrote:
> 
>>Today I got the wheels turning on my masters thesis by getting an 
>>adviser.  Now I just need a topic.  =)  The big goal is to do something 
>>involving Python for a thesis to be finished by fall of next year (about 
>>October) so as to have it done, hopefully published (getting into LL4 
>>would be cool), and ready to be used for doctoral applications come 
>>January 2005.
>>
>>So, anyone have any ideas?  The best one that I can think of is optional 
>>type-checking.  I am fairly open to ideas, though, in almost any area 
>>involving language design.
> 
> 
> Maybe you have heard of PyPy, a reimplementation of Python in Python. 
> We are employing quite some innovative approaches to language design
> and implementation and there are certainly a lot of open research
> areas. See our OSCON 2003 paper
> 
>     http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?doc/oscon2003-paper.html
> 

Read a while back. I keep an eye on PyPy from a distance by reading the 
stuff you guys put out.

> or two interesting chapters out of our European Union proposal
> 
>     http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?doc/funding/B1.0
>     http://codespeak.net/pypy/index.cgi?doc/funding/B6.0
> 

I will have a read.

> You are welcome to discuss stuff on e.g. the IRC channel #pypy
> on freenode

Nuts.  Guess I can't keep my use of IRC down to PyCon discussions.  =)

> or on the mailing list
> 
>     http://codespeak.net/mailman/listinfo/pypy-dev 
> 
> in order to find out, if you'd like to join us and/or do some
> interesting thesis. 
> 

Will do.  Thanks, Holger.

-Brett