johnl@ima.UUCP (Compilers mailing list) (06/17/86)
I saw an article in SIGPLAN NOTICES a few months ago about using recursive data declarations and getting rid of explicit pointer operations in programming languages. I didn't have much luck understanding the mechanics of this (I am not sure the author really did either). Is there somebody who understands this stuff and knows if it works or not? I am also interested in optimization, and specifically in knowing if there is some reference that lists the language features that make various optimizations impossible or difficult. Anyone know of such a beast? Such a list would make it easier to consider the value/danger/cost of putting feature X into a new programming language. -- Send compilers mail to ima!compilers or, in a pinch to Levine@YALE.EDU Plausible paths are { ihnp4 | decvax | cbosgd | harvard | yale | bbncca}!ima Please send responses to the originator of the message -- I cannot forward mail accidentally sent back to compilers. Meta-mail to ima!compilers-request