Semantics of Programming Languages: A Tool-Oriented Approach

1999/11/26 by Jan Heering, Paul Klint
Computer Science · #cs.PL

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published as ACM SIGPLAN Notices V. 35(3) March 2000 pp. 39-48 · 12 pages, 2 figures. Submitted to ACM SIGPLAN Notices

arxiv created 1999/11/26 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

By paying more attention to semantics-based tool generation, programming language semantics can significantly increase its impact. Ultimately, this may lead to ``Language Design Assistants'' incorporating substantial amounts of semantic knowledge.

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