On compilation
Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 20:46![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kpreidConsider an interpreter as a function (Program, Input) → Output. Then:
A compiler is an optimized curried interpreter.
(Further reading: The Three Projections of Doctor Futamura)
kpreidkpreidConsider an interpreter as a function (Program, Input) → Output. Then:
A compiler is an optimized curried interpreter.
(Further reading: The Three Projections of Doctor Futamura)
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Date: 2011-10-27 05:06 (UTC)