Comment Re:Not another low-level grid product... (Score 1) 18
> Looking at this, I see that Ibis is based on the GridLab project and is therefore going to be a set of very low-level operations.
Not really. Ibis is not based on GridLab software at all. Two of the Ibis developers are also involved in GridLab (I am one of them), but that's it. The two projects are not really related otherwise. The GridLab software and Ibis can be used next to each other though, that is true.
Next to low-level communication primitives, Ibis offers several high-level programming models.
So in that sense, it is not really low-level.
In fact, in one of the models, (Satin) communication is completely hidden from the user.
Moreover, the most important piece of GridLab software is the GAT (Grid Application Toolkit).
This is an API specifically designed for grid programmers. It is *very* highlevel. In fact, it is the most high-level grid toolkit I know of.
The rest of the GridLab software is more low-level, because it implements services needed for the GAT :-) These services are not really intended for end users, although it is possible to use them directly...
Cheers,
Rob
Not really. Ibis is not based on GridLab software at all. Two of the Ibis developers are also involved in GridLab (I am one of them), but that's it. The two projects are not really related otherwise. The GridLab software and Ibis can be used next to each other though, that is true.
Next to low-level communication primitives, Ibis offers several high-level programming models.
So in that sense, it is not really low-level.
In fact, in one of the models, (Satin) communication is completely hidden from the user.
Moreover, the most important piece of GridLab software is the GAT (Grid Application Toolkit).
This is an API specifically designed for grid programmers. It is *very* highlevel. In fact, it is the most high-level grid toolkit I know of.
The rest of the GridLab software is more low-level, because it implements services needed for the GAT
Cheers,
Rob
