Embedding scheme in Java

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.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2001

Author dc:creator

• Carlstrom, Brian D. (Brian David), 1973-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Olin Shivers.

• Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/16764

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/16764