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 | | Compiling with Continuations by Andrew W. Appel ISBN-10: 9780521416955 ISBN-10: 0-521-41695-7 ISBN-13: 9780521416955 ISBN-13: 978-0-521-41695-5 Hardcover 1991-11-29 Cambridge University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This book shows how continuation-passing style is used as an intermediate representation to perform optimizations and program transformations. Continuations can be used to compile most programming languages. The method is illustrated in a compiler for the programming language Standard ML. Prior knowledge of ML, however, is not necessary, as the author carefully explains each concept as it arises. This is the first book to show how concepts from the theory of programming languages can be applied to the production of practical optimizing compilers for modern languages like ML. All the details of compiling are covered, including the interface to a runtime system and garbage collector. | ||
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Surprisingly readable, given the subject matter. This is a very nice little book, and I found it to be surprisingly readable. The book is nicely written. Standard ML is used to illustrate the technique of compiling a functional language using continuations as the primary intermediate representation. Lack of familiarity with ML is not particularly burdensome. I would like to have seen more discussion of other languages, though (Scheme?). | ||