Re: [stack] Why is point-free form so interesting?
John Carter <[email protected]>
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007, William Tanksley, Jr wrote: > John Carter <[email protected]> wrote: >> Christopher Diggins wrote: >> Is there a representation of a program where the mechanism of moving >> parameters to values in expressions is... >> * Explicit (ie. Can be reasoned about / transparent on inlining) >> * Trivial (Adds almost nothing to the code / vanishes in >> this representation)? > Stack notation is NOT the simplest possible data transfer notation; it > imposes a total ordering on data, when often a partial ordering is > sufficient. Any pointers to candidates for the "simplest possible data transfer notation"? John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : [email protected] New Zealand