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Defining semantics with attribute grammars Rushworth, Thomas Bryan

Abstract

This thesis examines the semantic definition of a programming language by a form of attribute grammar for ease of understanding. The attributes are expressed in a simple macro language and when evaluated produce code for an abstract machine. Part of an actual definition is looked at and found to be too obscure to be useful. The reasons for the obscurity are identified and suggestions are made for eliminating them.

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Title
Defining semantics with attribute grammars
Creator
Rushworth, Thomas Bryan
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Date Issued
1978
Description
This thesis examines the semantic definition of a programming language by a form of attribute grammar for ease of understanding. The attributes are expressed in a simple macro language and when evaluated produce code for an abstract machine. Part of an actual definition is looked at and found to be too obscure to be useful. The reasons for the obscurity are identified and suggestions are made for eliminating them.
Genre
Thesis/Dissertation
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2010-02-26
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
DOI
10.14288/1.0051781
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/21038
Degree
Master of Science - MSc
Program
Computer Science
Affiliation
Science, Faculty of; Computer Science, Department of
Degree Grantor
University of British Columbia
Campus
UBCV
Scholarly Level
Graduate
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