Designing Syntax Embeddings and Assimilations for Language Libraries

Preprint of paper published in: Models in Software Engineering, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5002, 2008; doi:10.1007/978-3-540-69073-3_5 Language libraries extend regular libraries with domain-specific notation. More precisely, a language library is a combination of a domain-specific language embedded in the general-purpose host language, a...

Parse Table Composition: Separate Compilation and Binary Extensibility of Grammars

Preprint of paper published in: Software Language Engineering, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5452, 2009; doi:10.1007/978-3-642-00434-6_6 Module systems, separate compilation, deployment of binary components, and dynamic linking have enjoyed wide acceptance in programming languages and systems. In contrast, the syntax of languages is usually...