Explore the challenges and innovative solutions in compiling functional programming languages for efficient GPU execution in this 44-minute conference talk from Lambda Days 2022. Delve into the world of parallel programming as Troels Henriksen, Assistant Professor at the University of Copenhagen, unveils the secrets behind designing a functional language that can be transformed into hardware-friendly code. Learn about the Futhark language, which combines the elegance of functional programming with strategic limitations to generate GPU code competitive with hand-written alternatives. Discover crucial transformations, compiler techniques, and memory layout strategies that enable programmers to write clean, parallel, purely functional code while achieving high performance on GPUs.
Using Smoke and Mirrors to Compile a Functional Programming Language to Efficient GPU Code
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Using smoke & mirrors to compile a (...) to efficient GPU code | Troels Henriksen | Lambda Days 2022
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