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Accurate Step Counting

Hope, Catherine; Hutton, Graham

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Catherine Hope



Abstract

Starting with an evaluator for a language, an abstract machine for the same language can be mechanically derived using successive program transformations. This has relevance to studying both the space and time properties of programs because these can be estimated by counting transitions of the abstract machine and measuring the size of the additional data structures needed, such as environments and stacks. In this article we use this process to derive a function that accurately counts the number of steps required to evaluate expressions in a simple language.

Citation

Hope, C., & Hutton, G. (2005). Accurate Step Counting.

Conference Name 17th International Workshop on Implementation and Application of Functional Languages
Publication Date Jan 1, 2005
Deposit Date Oct 26, 2005
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1020404

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