1998•Electronic Notes in Theoretical Computer ScienceOpen access

Efficient Compilation of Functional Languages by Program Transformation

André L. M. Santos

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This article presents how automatic program transformation techniques can be used in a functional language compiler to get significant improvement in the performance of the code generated. The transformations used are simple, but when they are repeatedly applied and interact, they achieve results that often are obtained only through specific and more complex transformations.

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Key concepts: Programming language, Computer science, Compiler, Program transformation, Transformation (genetics), Functional programming, Simple (philosophy), Code (set theory)