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Optimization of expression syntax: An experimental approach
Author(s) -
Bertsch E.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380150305
Subject(s) - syntax , pascal (unit) , computer science , expression (computer science) , programming language , abstract syntax , measure (data warehouse) , syntax error , linguistics , natural language processing , philosophy , data mining
Several alternative ways of defining the syntax of expressions in Pascal are compared. Based on experimental observations, measures of syntactic efficiency are calculated for each variant of the syntax. An optimal variant is determined for each such measure.