1980 · 12 citations · 2 references
ComputingComputer ScienceComputer SystemsComputer ArchitectureProgramming LanguagesSystems ArchitectureInstruction Set ArchitectureInterpreter DesignRuntime SystemsAbstract MachinesExecutable NotationInterpreters
This paper describes the basic principles and the architecture of a general host machine based upon lists processing. Current works in this field are dealing with conventional direct execution schemes which use lineary structured Directly Executable Languages: prefixed languages with varying formats for operators and operands. If these languages are convenient for interpretation and provide an efficient execution scheme, on the other hand, they are very hard to generate.
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Guy L. Steele, Gerald Jay Sussman · DSpace@MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) · 1979 · 17 citations · Full text