January 2019 - Stack@CS Reading Group

[Sysreading] SRG for 30 Jan: A critique of serverless
by James Davis 27 Jan '19

27 Jan '19

Hi folks, Last week we talked about the Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) aka Serverless paradigm. This week we will hear some criticisms of the current commercial offerings in the FaaS space, published at CIDR'19. The paper is:* Serverless Computing: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back <http://cidrdb.org/cidr2019/papers/p119-hellerstein-cidr19.pdf>* by Hellerstein et al., CIDR 2019. Slides are here <https://speakerdeck.com/jhellerstein/serverless-computing-one-step-forward-…> . Mischa will lead the discussion, but attendees should look over at least the abstract and conclusion of the paper to make things a bit livelier. Please RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FMT-It3xUxCEXNZhEohrc1OZl1bmuxaEhjB…> so I can buy enough food. Cheers, Jamie -- Jamie Davis PhD student, Computer Science, 2015-? Virginia Tech http://people.cs.vt.edu/~davisjam/

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[Sysreading] First meeting: 23 Jan: Serverless Computing
by James Davis 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Hi folks, Thanks to those who filled out the whenisgood survey. This semester we will meet on *Wednesdays from 11:30-12:30.* Our first meeting will be *this Wednesday, 23 Jan 2018*. The topic is *Serverless Computing*. Papers: 1. *Serverless Computation with OpenLambda*, HotCloud'16 2. *Serverless Computing: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back*, CIDR'19 Links to the papers are on the reading group website here <http://people.cs.vt.edu/~davisjam/systems-reading-group/>. Before the meeting please review at least the abstract and conclusion of both papers. And RSVP here <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QUiJoAneL1hyju2GSoHhuhrINJpM0_sKbR1…> ! - Let me know that you are coming so I can buy enough pizza - I am looking for a volunteer to present one of the papers and bring 1-2 discussion questions. Having two volunteers would be fine too ;-) See you then! ~Jamie -- Jamie Davis PhD student, Computer Science, 2015-? Virginia Tech http://people.cs.vt.edu/~davisjam/

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[Sysreading] Scheduling systems reading group for this semester
by James Davis 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Hi folks, A new year, a new semester of systems reading group! I think last semester's lunchtime meetings were generally popular, so let's try that again. Please fill out this survey <http://whenisgood.net/qarcfg3>, coloring in the times when you are available between 11 and 1:30 each weekday. Please only fill out the survey if you plan to attend at least 2 or 3 meetings :-). Feel free to pass this email along to new students who might not be on the mailing list. Best, Jamie -- Jamie Davis PhD student, Computer Science, 2015-? Virginia Tech http://people.cs.vt.edu/~davisjam/

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