[pypy-svn] extradoc extradoc: First version.

[arigo]

Author: Armin Rigo <arigo at tunes.org>
Branch: extradoc
Changeset: r3479:15b48e65e683
Date: 2011-04-06 14:36 +0200
http://bitbucket.org/pypy/extradoc/changeset/15b48e65e683/

Log:	First version.

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+PyPy -- EuroPython 2011
+=======================
+
+The PyPy project has recently gathered a lot of attention for its
+progress in speeding up the Python language -- it is the fastest,
+most compatible and most stable 'alternative&#180; Python interpreter.  No
+longer merely a research curiosity, PyPy is now suitable for production
+use.
+
+We will give an overview on how the tracing Just-in-Time compiler
+works in PyPy.  From there, we will then focus on what the PyPy
+project has achieved, particularly in the past two years:
+
+* most Python benchmarks run much faster than with CPython or Psyco
+* the real-world PyPy compiler toolchain itself (200 KLocs) runs twice as fast
+* already supports 64bit and is in the process of supporting ARM
+* full compatibility with CPython (more than Jython/IronPython)
+* full (and JIT-ed) ctypes support to call C libraries from Python
+* supports Stackless Python (in-progress)
+* new "cpyext" layer which integrates existing CPython C extensions
+* an experimental super-fast JIT-compilation of calls to C++ libraries
+
+We want to reserve time for discussing potential future work like SWIG
+and/or Cython compatibility and other areas brought up by the audience.
+There are many interesting details that can be explored further;
+we will focus on the points the audience is most interested in.
+
+For more info:
+
+* http://pypy.org/
+* Our blog: http://morepypy.blogspot.com/
+* Eureka program: http://www.eurostars-eureka.eu/ [1]
+
+[1] Eurostars Eureka is our funding source since 2009.  It is a
+cross-European funding collaboration that targets small firms
+which produce research.