Pattern Matching for an Object-oriented and Dynamically Typed Programming Language

Pattern Matching for an Object-oriented and Dynamically Typed Programming Language

Author: Felix Geller

Publisher: Universitätsverlag Potsdam

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13: 3869560657

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Pattern matching is a well-established concept in the functional programming community. It provides the means for concisely identifying and destructuring values of interest. This enables a clean separation of data structures and respective functionality, as well as dispatching functionality based on more than a single value. Unfortunately, expressive pattern matching facilities are seldomly incorporated in present object-oriented programming languages. We present a seamless integration of pattern matching facilities in an object-oriented and dynamically typed programming language: Newspeak. We describe language extensions to improve the practicability and integrate our additions with the existing programming environment for Newspeak. This report is based on the first author’s master’s thesis.


Design Concepts in Programming Languages

Design Concepts in Programming Languages

Author: Franklyn Turbak

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2008-07-18

Total Pages: 1347

ISBN-13: 0262303159

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Key ideas in programming language design and implementation explained using a simple and concise framework; a comprehensive introduction suitable for use as a textbook or a reference for researchers. Hundreds of programming languages are in use today—scripting languages for Internet commerce, user interface programming tools, spreadsheet macros, page format specification languages, and many others. Designing a programming language is a metaprogramming activity that bears certain similarities to programming in a regular language, with clarity and simplicity even more important than in ordinary programming. This comprehensive text uses a simple and concise framework to teach key ideas in programming language design and implementation. The book's unique approach is based on a family of syntactically simple pedagogical languages that allow students to explore programming language concepts systematically. It takes as premise and starting point the idea that when language behaviors become incredibly complex, the description of the behaviors must be incredibly simple. The book presents a set of tools (a mathematical metalanguage, abstract syntax, operational and denotational semantics) and uses it to explore a comprehensive set of programming language design dimensions, including dynamic semantics (naming, state, control, data), static semantics (types, type reconstruction, polymporphism, effects), and pragmatics (compilation, garbage collection). The many examples and exercises offer students opportunities to apply the foundational ideas explained in the text. Specialized topics and code that implements many of the algorithms and compilation methods in the book can be found on the book's Web site, along with such additional material as a section on concurrency and proofs of the theorems in the text. The book is suitable as a text for an introductory graduate or advanced undergraduate programming languages course; it can also serve as a reference for researchers and practitioners.


Pattern Calculus

Pattern Calculus

Author: Barry Jay

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-07-30

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 3540891854

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Over time, basic research tends to lead to specialization – increasingly narrow t- ics are addressed by increasingly focussed communities, publishing in increasingly con ned workshops and conferences, discussing increasingly incremental contri- tions. Already the community of programming languages is split into various s- communities addressing different aspects and paradigms (functional, imperative, relational, and object-oriented). Only a few people manage to maintain a broader view, and even fewer step back in order to gain an understanding about the basic principles, their interrelation, and their impact in a larger context. The pattern calculus is the result of a profound re-examination of a 50-year - velopment. It attempts to provide a unifying approach, bridging the gaps between different programming styles and paradigms according to a new slogan – compu- tion is pattern matching. It is the contribution of this book to systematically and elegantly present and evaluate the power of pattern matching as the guiding paradigm of programming. Patterns are dynamically generated, discovered, passed, applied, and automatically adapted, based on pattern matching and rewriting technology, which allows one to elegantly relate things as disparate as functions and data structures. Of course, pattern matching is not new. It underlies term rewriting – it is, for example, inc- porated in, typically functional, programming languages, like Standard ML – but it has never been pursued as the basis of a unifying framework for programming.


F# for Scientists

F# for Scientists

Author: Jon Harrop

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-09-20

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1118210816

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"This work strikes a balance between the pure functional aspects of F# and the object-oriented and imperative features that make it so useful in practice, enable .NET integration, and make large-scale data processing possible." —Thore Graepel, PhD, Researcher, Microsoft Research Ltd. Over the next five years, F# is expected to become one of the world's most popular functional programming languages for scientists of all disciplines working on the Windows platform. F# is free and, unlike MATLAB® and other software with numerical/scientific origins, is a full-fledged programming language. Developed in consultation with Don Syme of Microsoft Research Ltd.—who wrote the language—F# for Scientists explains and demonstrates the powerful features of this important new programming language. The book assumes no prior experience and guides the reader from the basics of computer programming to the implementation of state-of-the-art algorithms. F# for Scientists begins with coverage of introductory material in the areas of functional programming, .NET, and scientific computing, and goes on to explore: Program structure Optimization Data structures Libraries Numerical analysis Databases Input and output Interoperability Visualization Screenshots of development using Visual Studio are used to illustrate compilation, debugging, and interactive use, while complete examples of a few whole programs are included to give readers a complete view of F#'s capabilities. Written in a clear and concise style, F# for Scientists is well suited for researchers, scientists, and developers who want to program under the Windows platform. It also serves as an ideal supplemental text for advanced undergraduate and graduate students with a background in science or engineering.


Introduction to Scala Programming_Professional Level

Introduction to Scala Programming_Professional Level

Author: CPA John Kimani

Publisher: Finstock Evarsity Publishers

Published: 2023-06-17

Total Pages: 101

ISBN-13: 9914753159

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• Introduction to Scala • Object-Oriented Programming in Scala • Functional Programming in Scala • Collections and Pattern Matching • Concurrency and Parallelism in Scala • Building Applications with Scala • Advanced Topics in Scala • Collaborative Development with Scala


Programming Language Design and Implementation

Programming Language Design and Implementation

Author: Torben Ægidius Mogensen

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2022-11-22

Total Pages: 333

ISBN-13: 3031118065

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This textbook is intended as a guide for programming-language designers and users to better help them understand consequences of design decisions. The text aims to provide readers with an overview of the design space for programming languages and how design choices affect implementation. It is not a classical compilers book, as it assumes the reader is familiar with basic compiler implementation techniques; nor is it a traditional comparative programming languages book, because it does not go into depth about any particular language, instead taking examples from a wide variety of programming languages to illustrate design concepts. Readers are assumed to already have done at least a bit of programming in functional, imperative, and object-oriented languages. Topics and features: Provides topic-by-topic coverage of syntax, types, scopes, memory management and more Includes many technical exercises and discussion exercises Inspires readers to think about language design choices, how these interact, and how they can be implemented Covers advanced topics such as formal semantics and limits of computation Suitable for advanced undergraduates and beginning graduates, this highly practical and useful textbook/guide will also offer programming language professionals a superb reference and learning toolkit.


Encyclopedia of Software Engineering Three-Volume Set (Print)

Encyclopedia of Software Engineering Three-Volume Set (Print)

Author: Phillip A. Laplante

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2010-11-22

Total Pages: 1872

ISBN-13: 1351249258

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Software engineering requires specialized knowledge of a broad spectrum of topics, including the construction of software and the platforms, applications, and environments in which the software operates as well as an understanding of the people who build and use the software. Offering an authoritative perspective, the two volumes of the Encyclopedia of Software Engineering cover the entire multidisciplinary scope of this important field. More than 200 expert contributors and reviewers from industry and academia across 21 countries provide easy-to-read entries that cover software requirements, design, construction, testing, maintenance, configuration management, quality control, and software engineering management tools and methods. Editor Phillip A. Laplante uses the most universally recognized definition of the areas of relevance to software engineering, the Software Engineering Body of Knowledge (SWEBOK®), as a template for organizing the material. Also available in an electronic format, this encyclopedia supplies software engineering students, IT professionals, researchers, managers, and scholars with unrivaled coverage of the topics that encompass this ever-changing field. Also Available Online This Taylor & Francis encyclopedia is also available through online subscription, offering a variety of extra benefits for researchers, students, and librarians, including: Citation tracking and alerts Active reference linking Saved searches and marked lists HTML and PDF format options Contact Taylor and Francis for more information or to inquire about subscription options and print/online combination packages. US: (Tel) 1.888.318.2367; (E-mail) [email protected] International: (Tel) +44 (0) 20 7017 6062; (E-mail) [email protected]


Extending a dynamic programming language and runtime environment with access control

Extending a dynamic programming language and runtime environment with access control

Author: Tessenow, Philipp

Publisher: Universitätsverlag Potsdam

Published: 2016-11-09

Total Pages: 90

ISBN-13: 3869563737

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Complexity in software systems is a major factor driving development and maintenance costs. To master this complexity, software is divided into modules that can be developed and tested separately. In order to support this separation of modules, each module should provide a clean and concise public interface. Therefore, the ability to selectively hide functionality using access control is an important feature in a programming language intended for complex software systems. Software systems are increasingly distributed, adding not only to their inherent complexity, but also presenting security challenges. The object-capability approach addresses these challenges by defining language properties providing only minimal capabilities to objects. One programming language that is based on the object-capability approach is Newspeak, a dynamic programming language designed for modularity and security. The Newspeak specification describes access control as one of Newspeak’s properties, because it is a requirement for the object-capability approach. However, access control, as defined in the Newspeak specification, is currently not enforced in its implementation. This work introduces an access control implementation for Newspeak, enabling the security of object-capabilities and enhancing modularity. We describe our implementation of access control for Newspeak. We adapted the runtime environment, the reflective system, the compiler toolchain, and the virtual machine. Finally, we describe a migration strategy for the existing Newspeak code base, so that our access control implementation can be integrated with minimal effort.


COMPILER DESIGN

COMPILER DESIGN

Author: CHATTOPADHYAY, SANTANU

Publisher: PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd.

Published: 2022-07-27

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9391818765

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As an outcome of the author's many years of study, teaching, and research in the field of Compilers, and his constant interaction with students, this well-written book magnificently presents both the theory and the design techniques used in Compiler Designing. The book introduces the readers to compilers and their design challenges and describes in detail the different phases of a compiler. The book acquaints the students with the tools available in compiler designing. As the process of compiler designing essentially involves a number of subjects such as Automata Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Architecture, and Operating System, the contributions of these fields are also emphasized. Various types of parsers are elaborated starting with the simplest ones such as recursive descent and LL to the most intricate ones such as LR, canonical LR, and LALR, with special emphasis on LR parsers. The new edition introduces a section on Lexical Analysis discussing the optimization techniques for the Deterministic Finite Automata (DFA) and a complete chapter on Syntax-Directed Translation, followed in the compiler design process. Designed primarily to serve as a text for a one-semester course in Compiler Design for undergraduate and postgraduate students of Computer Science, this book would also be of considerable benefit to the professionals. KEY FEATURES • This book is comprehensive yet compact and can be covered in one semester. • Plenty of examples and diagrams are provided in the book to help the readers assimilate the concepts with ease. • The exercises given in each chapter provide ample scope for practice. • The book offers insight into different optimization transformations. • Summary, at end of each chapter, enables the students to recapitulate the topics easily. TARGET AUDIENCE • BE/B.Tech/M.Tech: CSE/IT • M.Sc (Computer Science)


Real World OCaml: Functional Programming for the Masses

Real World OCaml: Functional Programming for the Masses

Author: Anil Madhavapeddy

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2022-09-30

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 1009313584

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This fast-moving tutorial introduces you to OCaml, an industrial-strength programming language designed for expressiveness, safety, and speed. Through the book's many examples, you'll quickly learn how OCaml stands out as a tool for writing fast, succinct, and readable systems code using functional programming. Real World OCaml takes you through the concepts of the language at a brisk pace, and then helps you explore the tools and techniques that make OCaml an effective and practical tool. You'll also delve deep into the details of the compiler toolchain and OCaml's simple and efficient runtime system. This second edition brings the book up to date with almost a decade of improvements in the OCaml language and ecosystem, with new chapters covering testing, GADTs, and platform tooling. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core, thanks to the support of Tarides. Their generous contribution will bring more people to OCaml.