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LISP in small pieces by Christian Queinnec, Kathleen Callaway

LISP in small pieces Christian Queinnec, Kathleen Callaway ebook
Format: djvu
ISBN: 0521562473, 9780521562478
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Page: 526

Easy to compile (most implementations of Lisp are written almost or entirely in Lisp, and the “reference” implementations usually include a compiler – see Sussmann's Scheme book or 'LiSP in Small Pieces' for examples). It seems to me that there is a clear connection with reflective towers, e.g. It's not just an aesthetic consideration. (I hope to understand "Lisp in Small Pieces" someday. As discussed in extraordinary detail in Lisp in Small Pieces, but I don't recall whether the latter (or anything else) examines the connection. Kamin, “Programming Languages, An Interpreter-Based Approach”, Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1990. Christian Queinnec, Lisp in Small Pieces. €�The Anatomy of Lisp” by John Allen. Chapter 5 of Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs and chapter 7 of Lisp in Small Pieces both present byte-code interpreting virtual machines for Scheme that are implemented in Scheme. Queinnec's “Lisp in Small Pieces” covers the implementation implications of the choice between Lisp-1 and Lisp-2. Subscribe to comments with RSS. Especially if "advanced" means "higher" position – Heartless Angel Jan 22 '09 at 5:16 +1 for the first set, these are great books to add to the collection.