Google Summer of Code!

My proposal has been accepted by the Python Software Foundation for Google Summer of Code 2009!

I will be working on the Python Master-Worker computing project (PyMW), a Python API that provides access to various distributed and parallel computing frameworks. In particular, I will be working on the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing (BOINC) integration. BOINC is best known as the underlying system that enabled SETI@Home and I’m really excited to peek under the hood!

My goal is to make it easier for PyMW users to create BOINC applications by simplifying the setup process as well as adding new support for some important BOINC features. This will require some changes to PyMW as well as some changes to the BOINC server. If you are interested in seeing all the details, a public copy of my proposal is posted at the GSoC website.

Tagged Tags: BOINC, GSoC, News, Parallel, PyMW, Python on April 23, 2009 at 12:33 am