Re: [Haskell-cafe] Code generation and optimisation for compiling Haskell

JHC itself is based upon Boquist's GRIN language described in his PhD thesis: Code Optimization Techniques for Lazy Functional Languages http://mirror.seize.it/papers/Code%20Optimization%20Techniques%20for%20Lazy%... On 13 January 2012 01:50, Jason Dagit wrote:

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 9:25 AM, Steve Horne wrote:

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Also, what papers should I read? Am I on the right lines with the ones I've mentioned above?

Thomas Schilling gave you a good response with papers so I will give you a different perspective on where to look.

Most of the Haskell implementations were written by academics studying languages and compilers.  This is good but it also implies that the implementors are likely to share biases and assumptions.  I know of one Haskell compiler in particular that was written by someone who did not know Haskell when starting the project.  The compiler was developed to be different than GHC.  That person was John Meacham.  He created JHC, a work in progress, so you might want to study his compiler and implementation notes as they should provide a different perspective on how to tackle Haskell implementation and optimization.

http://repetae.net/computer/jhc/

I hope that helps, Jason

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