Functional programming languages, such as Backus' FP, and high level expression oriented languages, such as APL, are examples of programming languages in which the primary method of program construction is the process of composition. In this paper we describe an approach to generating code for languages based on compositions. The...
The lambda calculus has frequently been used as an intermediate representation for programming languages, particularly for functional programming language systems. We introduce two simple extensions to the lambda calculus that describe potentially parallel computations. These extensions permit us to use the lambda calculus as an intermediate form for languages that...
In an earlier paper we developed an intermediate representation for languages based on composition, and showed how the representation could facilitate generating code for functional languages, such as FP. In this paper we follow the same philosophical approach, using instead the applicative language APL. Further, we show how this intermediate...