An APL Compiler

By G. Amba Prasad Rao and T. Karthikeya Sharma

Presents the results of an investigation into the issuesraised by the development of a compiler for APL, a very highlevel computer programming language. APL presents a numberof novel problems for a compiler writer: weak variabletyping, run time changes in variable shape, and a host ofprimitive operations. Through the integration of severalrecently developed compiler construction techniques, such asdata flow analysis, and a novel and space efficient demanddriven or lazy evaluation approach to code generation, theauthor has been able to produce a true compiler for thelanguage while still maintaining the felxibility and easethat are the hallmarks of APL. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387966439
• ISBN13: 9780387966434
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"