An APL Compiler /
Presents the results of an investigation into the issues raised by the development of a compiler for APL, a very high level computer programming language. APL presents a number of novel problems for a compiler writer: weak variable typing, run time changes in variable shape, and a host of primitive...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Springer New York,
1988.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Presents the results of an investigation into the issues raised by the development of a compiler for APL, a very high level computer programming language. APL presents a number of novel problems for a compiler writer: weak variable typing, run time changes in variable shape, and a host of primitive operations. Through the integration of several recently developed compiler construction techniques, such as data flow analysis, and a novel and space efficient demand driven or lazy evaluation approach to code generation, the author has been able to produce a true compiler for the language while still maintaining the felxibility and ease that are the hallmarks of APL. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 156 pages 15 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9781461238065 (electronic bk.) 1461238064 (electronic bk.) |