[e-lang] E research topics

[zooko at zooko.com]

> I'm planning to do a PhD over the following three years. I've read 
> MarkM's PhD dissertation and am interested in research topics involving 
> E.

Glad to hear it!

>     * Programming languages
>     * Compilers, interpreters & virtual machines
>     * Distributed systems
>     * Networks & security
>     * Operating systems
>     * Mathematical stuff
> 
> Of course, my interests are not limited to these areas (e.g. my MSc 
> dissertation involved data mining). If you have any future research 
> requests or ideas involving E, please state them.

For all "real work" and most "fun" coding that I do, I don't write in E, I
write in Python.  One of the advantages of Python over E is that Python tools
and culture encourage re-use of existing libraries written in other languages.
The current tools and culture of E support (if not exactly "encourage") the
re-use of libraries written in Java, but I prefer the world of C, C++ and other
compiled native code.

So my wish is that someone invent a way to securely re-use native code
libraries in E applications.  (Or perhaps Emily -- I don't know much about
Emily yet.)

Regards,

Zooko