Embedding scheme in Java

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Carlstrom, Brian D. (Brian David), 1973-
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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Olin Shivers.
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Abstract
Extension languages are an important part of modern applications development. Java as a platform does not provide a standard extension language. Scheme is one possible choice as an extension language for Java. There are a variety of techniques for implementing Scheme in Java varying from interpreting s-expressions to compiling into Java byte-codes. The historical evolution of one implementation is discussed over the course of several years. The design of the Java-to-Scheme and Scheme-to-Java interfaces is reviewed. The advantages and disadvantages of Java and Scheme are compared.
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Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 2001.
 
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-176).
 
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
 
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2001
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16764
Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Keywords
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
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