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Pangaea is a system that can distribute centralized Java programs, based on static source code analysis and using arbitrary distribution platforms, such as RMI or CORBA, as a backend. Pangaea takes the idea of distribution transparency one logical step further: both the decision for an appropriate distribution strategy for a program, and the realization of that strategy on a particular distribution platform, are accomplished not only transparently, but also automatically. An important benefit of using static source code analysis for automatic distribution is that it can detect optimizations which would be impossible for a purely run-time based approach.
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Spiegel, A. (2000). Automatic Distribution in Pangaea. In: Hommel, G. (eds) Communication-Based Systems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9608-4_10
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