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Vanilla: An open language framework
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posted on 2023-05-22, 12:45 authored by Dobson, S, Nixon, Paddy, Wade, V, Terzis, S, Fuller, JA trend in current research is towards component-based systems, where applications are built by combining re-usable fragments or components. In this paper we argue the case for building programming languages from components. We describe Vanilla, a component-based architecture for language tools. The core of Vanilla is a set of components, each implementing the type checking and behaviour of a single language feature, which are integrated within a well-structured framework to provide a programming language interpreter. Features may be extensively re-used across a variety of languages, allowing rapid prototyping and simplifying the exploration of new constructs. We describe the design and implementation of the system, and draw some general conclusions from the experience of building with components.
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In :Generative and component-based software engineeringVolume
Lecture notes in computer science, 1799Editors
Krzysztof Czarnecki and Ulrich W. EiseneckerPagination
91−104ISBN
3-540-41172-0Publisher
Springer-VerlagPlace of publication
BerlinExtent
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