Performance Measurement of Interpreted, Just-in-time Compiled, and Dynamically Compiled Executions

Acknowledgments During the course of my graduate career I have benefited from the help, support, advice and suggestions of a great many people. My thesis advisor, Bart Miller, provided years of technical and professional guidance, advice, and support. I am grateful for all that he has taught me, both as a researcher and as a teacher. I thank my committee members Marvin Solomon and Miron Livny for their time and effort spent reading my thesis, and for providing valuable criticisms and suggestions for improving my work. I thank my entire committee, Bates, for a lively and thorough discussion of my thesis work during my defense. I am grateful I had the opportunity to be a member of the Paradyn project, and in particular for the stimulating interactions with Paradyn project members. I am indebted to the help and support I have received from and all the other current and past members of the Paradyn project. A special thanks to Karen Karavanic who has been a supportive comrade at each step in this process. I am indebted to NCR for the support provided by a graduate research fellowship during my final year as a graduate student. Also, I would like to acknowledge the groups that have helped I thank Marvin Solomon and Andrew Prock for providing the Java application programs used for the performance measurement studies in this dissertation. My graduate school friends have been a constant source of moral support, advice, and amusement. In particular, I'd like to thank Most of all, I would not have been able to accomplish my goals without the love, support and encouragement of Martha Townsend and the rest of my family. I dedicate this work to them.