Parallel LISP Systems
Languages and Architectures
Published on 12. November 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-412-45560-5 (ISBN)
Description
The programming language Lisp is used extensively, particularly in artificial intelligence applications. This work gives an overview of the language and its current state of implementation. Emphasis is placed upon hardware support, and on parallel Lisp dialects for multiprocessor systems, and for this BaLinda Lisp is used as an example. The authors have written this book for readers with some experience of Lisp programming and knowledge of computer languages and architectures. Readers should gain from the book an understanding of the computer science concepts used in Lisp and how they relate to concepts used more widely in language design, parallel processing and computer architecture. This book should be of interest to graduate students, professionals and researchers using Lisp.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-45560-5 (9780412455605)
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Content
Lisp: history and background. Programming in Lisp. Lisp dialects. Implementation methods. Garbage collection in Lisp processors. BaLinda Lisp: a parallel Lisp dialect. Parallel processing in BaLinda Lisp. Survey of parallel Lisp languages. Biddle: a dataflow architecture for Lisp. Current developments.