Contents

• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Introduction
• Related Work
  • Interpreters and Compilers
  • Mobile Computing
  • Program Modeling
• Continuous Compiler Model
  • Comparison to Traditional Methods
  • Compilation Strategies
  • Replacement Strategies
• The Simulator
  • Simulator Input
    • Setup
    • Behavior
  • Simulator Implementation
  • Simulator Output
  • Simulation of Real Programs
• ProGenitor
  • Input Parameters
  • Probability Distributions
  • Program Generation
• Experiments
  • Source Programs
  • Continuous Compilation vs. Traditional Compilation
  • Continuous Compilation vs. Traditional Interpretation
  • Comparing Replacement Strategies
  • Comparing Compilation Selection Strategies
  • Effects of Library/User Ratio on Performance
  • Effects of Density of Functions per Source File
  • Various Interpretation Penalties
  • Summary
• Conclusion
• Sample Simulator Input and Output Files
  • Sample Setup File
  • Sample Behavior File
  • Sample Order File
  • Sample Output File
• Sample ProGenitor Input File
• References
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