Language Extensions for Transactional Memory, Phase I: Implementing Tiger in Silver
Next semester, I won’t be taking any classes. Instead, I’ll be working on a research project to implement the Tiger language in Silver, with the ultimate goal of my being able to use Tiger as a basis for demonstrating language extensions for transactional memory. Overview Tiger is a small language… Full Story
Introducing the Notebook
You may have noticed that I added a new feature to the footer of the main page: a Notebook. Anyone who knows me well knows that I maintain a series of notebooks for various projects I’m working on. Some of… Full Story
PhD
As some of you know, I’m in the infant stages of working towards a PhD in Extensible Languages at the University of Minnesota. This last week, I had a mid-academic-life crisis where I found myself thinking and praying whether I would… Full Story
Best Book Covers of 2008
Joseph Sullivan has published his favorite book covers of 2008 — a good list to be sure. However, why does good book cover design have so much to do with being clever? It seems that covers are judged by how… Full Story
Pantone Color of the Year: Mimosa
Pantone has selected their 2009 color of the year: PANTONE 14-0848 Mimosa. From the description: Mimosa, a warm, engaging yellow, as the color of the year for 2009. In a time of economic uncertainty and political change, optimism is paramount… Full Story
McCain & Optima, Obama & Gotham
The New York Times on McCain’s use of Optima for his presidential bid and what that says about him and his campaign. Can a typeface truly represent a presidential candidate? It depends on the typeface and the candidate. John McCain’s… Full Story
Books
About the author
Mark Benson is an Engineer in Minneapolis, MN, and is also working on his PhD in Extensible Languages at the University of Minnesota. You can find more detail in the Preface.