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Advanced
Object-Oriented Dynamic Language (OODL) Implementation course will be offered
in the Spring of 2001 at MIT. The course will cover implementation techniques
for advanced object-oriented dynamic languages (OODL). OODL's address the
increasing demands for quick time to market by attempting to narrow the
gap between conception and realization through a higher level of abstraction,
clean semantics, automatic memory management, incremental development, and
reflection. We will present a series of compiler and runtime implementation
techniques which permit the efficient delivery of these language / development
environment features. This course is meant to complement a traditional compiler
course (e.g., 6.035) through the presentation of cutting edge compilation
techniques such as dynamic compilation, type inference, partial evaluation,
feedback guided compilation, automatic inlining, class hierarchy analysis,
object layout, etc. Going beyond compilers we will also present runtime
system techniques such as fast multimethod dispatch, generational garbage
collection, dependency tracking, virtual machines, etc. Rounding this out
we will discuss techniques for supporting advanced development environments
such as dependency tracking, function/class redefinition, remote debugging,
browsing/compiler databases, profiling feedback, etc. Throughout the course
relevant language design principles will be discussed. |