The role of composition in computer programming-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The role of composition in computer programming

Published:1995-06-08 Issue:4 Volume:25 Page:116-133
ISSN:0163-6006
Container-title:ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad
language:en
Short-container-title:SIGAPL APL Quote Quad

Author:

McIntyre Donald B.¹

Affiliation:

1. Luachmhor, Church Road, Kinfauns, Perth PH2 7LD, Scotland UK

Abstract

Iverson has greatly enlarged the mathematical notion of function composition and made it available to computer programmers. This paper explains the concept, and uses practical examples to show how concise, powerful programs can be written and read. Alternative forms are given, and ways of overcoming initial difficulties are explained. The systematic use of composition extends the well-known advantages of APL; namely conciseness, consistency, and generality.

Publisher

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Link

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/206944.206985

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