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data flow languages
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functional side effects
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arrays
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value as an object
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functional programming
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replacement as defining a variable
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immutable files and data
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problems with the von Neumann architecture
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local vs. global
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Reference
Ackerman, W.B., "Data flow languages", AFIPS Conference Proceedings. National Computer Conference, 48, pp. 1087-1095, 1979. Google
1087 ;;Quote: a data flow language does not have side effects
1088 ;;Quote: in a data flow computer, processors execute an instruction when all data values arrive; sends results to destination processors
1090 ;;Quote: in data flow languages, an array is a value; changing an element creates a new, slightly different array
1091 ;;Quote: applicative languages are natural for data flow computation because all processing is operators applied to values
1091 ;;Quote: an assignment statement only binds a value to a name
1091 ;;Quote: think of an array is an immutable string of integers; no different than an integer as a string of bits
1092 ;;Quote: in a definitional language, a name may be assigned only once; the single assignment rule
1092 ;;Quote: a definition language, turns replacement into the definition of a variable
1093 ;;Quote: use error values to tell users of an operation that an error occurred
1094 ;;Quote: could increase usefulness of VLSI by abandoning the 'von Neumann' architecture
1094 ;;Quote: languages should avoid the 'von Neumann' model of a global memory manipulated by sequential execution; bottleneck between control unit and memory
1094 ;;Quote: can think of an array as a stream that is processed one element at a time; avoids the array bottleneck
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Topic: data flow languages (33 items)
Topic: functional side effects (11 items)
Topic: data flow machines (14 items)
Topic: arrays (57 items)
Topic: value as an object (29 items)
Topic: functional programming (43 items)
Topic: replacement as defining a variable (8 items)
Topic: immutable files and data (57 items)
Topic: definition languages (3 items)
Topic: exception handling by unique value (8 items)
Topic: problems with the von Neumann architecture (11 items)
Topic: local vs. global (29 items)
Topic: processing a sequence (17 items)
Topic: I/O streams (17 items)