An execution architecture for FP

FP is a functional programming language proposed by John Backus to liberate programming from the "von Neumann style." The authors define an architecture (FP machine model) that is intended to allow easy and efficient implementation of FP on a conventional von Neumann machine. They present...

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Published in:IBM journal of research and development 1986-11, Vol.30 (6), p.609-616
Main Authors: TIEN HUYNH, HAILPERN, B, HOEVEL, L. W
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Computer science
control theory
systems
Exact sciences and technology
Programming languages
Software
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Summary:FP is a functional programming language proposed by John Backus to liberate programming from the "von Neumann style." The authors define an architecture (FP machine model) that is intended to allow easy and efficient implementation of FP on a conventional von Neumann machine. They present a new execution architecture for FP based on Johnston's contour model and on Hoevel and Flynn's notion of DEL/DCA architectures. The architecture is called DELfp, a Directly Executed Language for FP.
ISSN:0018-8646
2151-8556
0018-8646
DOI:10.1147/rd.306.0609