Cactus: Issues for Sustainable Simulation Software

Journal of Open Research Software

Frank Löffler¹  Steven R Brandt²  Erik Schnetter³  Gabrielle Allen⁴ 

[1] Center for Computation and TechnologyLouisiana State University;Center for Computation and Technology and Department of Computer Science, Louisiana State University;Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics, Waterloo, Canada, Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada, and Center for Computation and Technology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge;University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign;

关键词: frameworks;    scientific computing;    software sustainability;   

DOI  :  10.5334/jors.au

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The Cactus Framework is an open-source, modular, portable programming environment for the collaborative development and deployment of scientific applications using high-performance computing. Its roots reach back to 1996 at the National Center for Supercomputer Applications and the Albert Einstein Institute in Germany, where its development started. Since then, the Cactus framework has witnessed major changes in hardware infrastructure as well to its community. This paper describes its growth through these changes and, drawing upon lessons from its past, also discusses future challenges for Cactus.

【 授权许可】

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