Compiling With Continuations

• Compiling with Continuations by Andrew Appel
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press (November 29, 1991)
• ISBN 978-0521033114 , ISBN 052103311X
• http://www.cambridge.org/us/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521033114

This book by AndrewAppel discusses ContinuationPassingStyle as an intermediate representation for optimizing compilers in general, and for an ML compiler in particular.

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For a modern-day example in a similar spirit, see StacklessPython.

Does anyone know if this is any good? I had picked up ModernCompilerImplementationInJava? for a class a while back (also by AndrewAppel) and was quite disappointed by the book.

Well, I've picked up the book; it's a good bit thinner than ModernCompilerImplementationInJava?, and, at least from what I recall, is probably a better book for learning compilers in general. That said, I'll need to read a good bit more of it before I can offer a solid impression.

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