Digital Technical Journal

This is the final issue of the Digital Technical Journal, published in 1998, which focuses on compiler software and programming tools. Key articles include:

• Tracing and Characterization of Windows NT-based System Workloads: Discusses the PatchWrx toolset for capturing OS-rich traces on Alpha systems.
• Automatic Template Instantiation in DIGITAL C++: Reviews techniques for C++ template instantiation, specifically the implementation in DIGITAL C++ version 6.0.
• Measurement and Analysis of C and C++ Performance: Presents a systematic framework for monitoring and improving compiler performance through metrics and testing tools.
• Alias Analysis in the DEC C and DIGITAL C++ Compilers: Describes how type information is used to improve code quality during alias analysis.
• Compiler Optimization for Superscalar Systems: Explains Dominator-Path Scheduling (DPS) to improve performance on Alpha architectures without using compensation copies.
• Maximizing Multiprocessor Performance with the SUIF Compiler: Details techniques for automatic parallelization of numerical applications.
• Debugging Optimized Code: Discusses methods for debugging optimized code, including split lifetime support, semantic events, and inlining.
• Differential Testing for Software: Describes the application of random testing to uncover bugs in compilers.