Compiling with Continuations

Name: Compiling with Continuations
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ISBN: 9780521033114

ISBN-10: 052103311X

ISBN-13: 9780521033114

Edition: 2006

Authors: Andrew W. Appel

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This book shows how continuation-passing style is used as an intermediate representation to perform optimizations and program transformations. Continuations can be used to compile most programming languages. The method is illustrated in a compiler for the programming language Standard ML. Prior knowledge of ML, however, is not necessary, as the author carefully explains each concept as it arises. This is the first book to show how concepts from the theory of programming languages can be applied to the production of practical optimizing compilers for modern languages like ML. All the details of compiling are covered, including the interface to a runtime system and garbage collector.

Book details

List price: $99.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 2/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English

Andrew W. Appel is the Eugene Higgins Professor and Chairman of the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University.



Acknowledgments



Overview



Continuation-passing style



Semantics of the CPS



ML-specific optimizations



Conversion into CPS



Optimization of the CPS



Beta-expansion



Hoisting



Common subexpressions



Closure conversion



Register spilling



Space complexity



The abstract machine



Machine code generation



Performance evaluation



The runtime system



Parallel programming



Future directions