Yearbook · all 30 papers

pldb yearbook

PLDI Class of '00

30 graduates · cited 1,086× within PLDB

Most Likely to Succeed

Translation validation for an optimizing compiler

cited 127× within PLDB · Necula

Valedictorian

Dynamo: a transparent dynamic optimization system

Most Influential PLDI Paper (awarded 2010) · Bala et al.

Late Bloomer

Optimal instruction scheduling using integer programming

half of its 7 citations came 19+ years after it graduated · Wilken et al.

Teacher's Pet

Modular interprocedural pointer analysis using access paths: design, implementation, and evaluation

cites 18 other PLDI papers · Cheng & Hwu

Biggest Group Project

A certifying compiler for Java

6 authors · Colby et al.

Class Clown

Safety checking of machine code

second-shortest title in the class: 31 characters · Xu et al.

Prom Couple

Unification-based pointer analysis with… & Off-line variable substitution for scaling…

cited together by 25 papers · Das; Rountev & Chandra

Ghosted

Nobody.

Every paper in the class has been cited within PLDB. Wholesome.

pldb.kirancodes.me/fun/yearbook · within PLDB

‹ Class of '99 (1999) Class of '01 (2001) ›

Citations are between papers within PLDB, one per pair, newer versions of the same paper excluded. Late Bloomer needs 5+ citations; Ghosted is hidden for the last three classes, who are still being read. Older classes have thinner citation data.