Build systems à la carte: Theory and practice

Build systems are awesome, terrifying – and unloved. They are used by every developer around the world, but are rarely the object of study. In this paper, we offer a systematic, and executable, framework for developing and comparing build systems, viewing them as related points in a landscape rather...

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Published in:Journal of functional programming 2020, Vol.30, Article e11
Main Authors: MOKHOV, ANDREY, MITCHELL, NEIL, PEYTON JONES, SIMON
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Build systems are awesome, terrifying – and unloved. They are used by every developer around the world, but are rarely the object of study. In this paper, we offer a systematic, and executable, framework for developing and comparing build systems, viewing them as related points in a landscape rather than as isolated phenomena. By teasing apart existing build systems, we can recombine their components, allowing us to prototype new build systems with desired properties.
ISSN:0956-7968
1469-7653
DOI:10.1017/S0956796820000088