Open AccessNested Interpreters and System Structure
Author(s) -
Michael Manthey
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
daimi pb
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2245-9316
pISSN - 0105-8517
DOI - 10.7146/dpb.v4i51.6470
Subject(s) - interpreter , interpretation (philosophy) , computer science , control (management) , type (biology) , programming language , artificial intelligence , ecology , biology
The paper treats the problem of nests of interpreters i.e. multiple levels of interpretation of programs. The goal of the paper is to expose a control structure which models the important characteristics of such nests. Using a comparison with the Burroughs B6700 philosophy, a more general system model is introduced. There are two major results - a new type of control structure, and the conclusion that generalized nests perforce require retained environments.