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Quote: use abstract syntax instead of strings to represent programs in the defining language; avoids parsing into structured data objects; e.g., integers vs. digit strings
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lexical analysis
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procedures as data
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To permit the writing of interpreters, the values … suggests that we should use character strings as … Instead, we use the approach of abstract syntax, … [McCarthy, Proc IFIP Congress 1962, 21-28]. In this approach, it is assumed that programs are "really" … computer are simply representations of these abstract objects … Google-1 Google-2
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Topic: syntax analysis (29 items)
Topic: lexical analysis (14 items)
Topic: procedures as data (22 items)