A framework for the evaluation of high-level languages for distributed computing

摘要: The development of appropriate high-level languages for the expression of distributed algorithms is an active area of current research. This paper presents a framework within which such languages may be fruitfully contrasted and compared. Specifically. it attempts to organize and clarify the major design decisions involved in the creation of programming languages suitable for the writing of distributed programs for a multicomputer. It then examines several recent proposals, showing how they fit into the framework. and describing the novel features of each. The concluding section contains a limited number of suggestions for future research.