Net-Console: Web-Based Development Environment for Parallel Programs

Net-Console is an integrated program development environment that can be used as a front-end for High Performance Computing (HPC) sites. It consist of an MPI-aware editor, an execution console, a debugger, monitoring tools and an account and file manager. Using Net-console the user is able to edit, execute, debug and evaluate the performance of parallel programs from anywhere in the Internet. The user interface is done through a normal Java-enabled browser. Net-console can also support processing through wireless and lightweight devices with the use of mobile agent technologies. The tools included in Net-console and their functionality, the languages used and the overall structure of the project are presented in this paper.