Re: Imperative / Functional Compiling -- help!

Allen Theobald <theobaam@email.uc.edu> wrote:


> Do the theory an techniques of compiler construction vary based on the
> type of language being compiled? That is, what is different between
> compiling imperative languages vs. compiling functional languages?
> What are the similarities?


I think that static versus dynamic typing is a more relavant question
than imperative versus functional. Static typing requires significant
analysis and linking at compile time, whereas a dynamic language can
(is forced to?) delay this until run-time. You don't need a symbol table
for a dynamic language during compilation, for example (although it
certainly helps the programmers).


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