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Introduction to the programming language convert

Published: 01 April 1986 Publication History

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We present an introductory description of Convert, a programming language applicable to symbol manipulation problems whose solution may be expressed in terms of transformation rules. We discuss the experience derived from our use of the language and mention some future applications.

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cover image ACM SIGPLAN Notices
ACM SIGPLAN Notices  Volume 21, Issue 4
April 1986
49 pages
ISSN:0362-1340
EISSN:1558-1160
DOI:10.1145/15095
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Association for Computing Machinery

New York, NY, United States

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Published: 01 April 1986
Published in SIGPLAN Volume 21, Issue 4

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