Types in Compilation : Third International Workshop, TIC 2000, Montreal, Canada, September 21, 2000. Revised Selected Papers / edited by Robert Harper.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Harper, Robert (Editor), editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Computer Science (Springer-11645)

Lecture notes in computer science 0302-9743 ; 2071.

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 0302-9743 ; 2071

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Programming languages (Electronic computers).

Computer logic.

Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.

Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.

Logics and Meanings of Programs.

Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.

Local Subjects:

Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.

Logics and Meanings of Programs.

Mathematical Logic and Formal Languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 214 pages).

Edition:

First edition 2001.

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Place of Publication:

Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2001.

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Summary:

The importance of typed languages for building robust software systems is, by now, an undisputed fact. Years of research have led to languages with richly expressive, yet easy to use, type systems for high-level programming languages. Types provide not only a conceptual framework for language designers, but also a ord positive bene ts to the programmer, principally the ability to express and enforce levels of abstraction within a program. Early compilers for typed languages followed closely the methods used for their untyped counterparts. The role of types was limited to the earliest s- ges of compilation, and they were thereafter ignored during the remainder of the translation process. More recently, however, implementors have come to - cognize the importance of types during compilation and even for object code. Several advantages of types in compilation have been noted to date: { They support self-checking by the compiler. By tracking types during c- pilation it is possible for an internal type checker to detect translation errors at an early stage, greatly facilitating compiler development. { They support certi cation of object code. By extending types to the ge- rated object code, it becomes possible for a code user to ensure the basic integrity of that code by checking its type consistency before execution. { They support optimized data representations and calling conventions, even in the presence of modularity. By passing types at compile-, link-, and even run-time, it is possible to avoid compromises of data representation imposed by untyped compilation techniques.

Contents:

Types in Compilation

Sound and Complete Elimination of Singleton Kinds

Program Representation Size in an Intermediate Language with Intersection and Union Types

An Abstract Model of Java Dynamic Linking and Loading

Sharing in Typed Module Assembly Language

Scalable Certification for Typed Assembly Language

Safe and Flexible Dynamic Linking of Native Code

Alias Types for Recursive Data Structures.

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978-3-540-45332-1

9783540453321

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