Re: [Haskell-cafe] C functional programming techniques?
2010/1/29 Maurício CA: Sorry if this looks weird, but do you know of experiences with functional programming, or type programming, with C? Using macro tricks or just good specifications? This is probably not what you're looking for, but it's related: Single-Assignment C (Functional Array Programming for High-Performance Computing) http://www.sac-home.org/ From the website: SaC is an array programming language predominantly suited for application areas such as numerically intensive applications and signal processing. Its distinctive feature is that it combines high-level program specifications with runtime efficiency similar to that of hand-optimized low-level specifications. Key to the optimization process that facilitates these runtimes is the underlying functional model which also constitutes the basis for implicit parallelization. This makes SaC ideally suited for utilizing the full potential of modern CMP architectures such as multi-cores or the Cell processor. Regards, Sean ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] C functional programming techniques?
On Jan 29, 2010, at 9:11 AM, Maurí cio CA wrote: Sorry if this looks weird, but do you know of experiences with functional programming, or type programming, with C? Using macro tricks or just good specifications? I know this is not absurd to a small extent. I've heard of proof tool certificated C code on the net (although I don't understand that theory), and I was also able to use what I learned from Haskell in a few C-like tasks. [*] I would use a higher level language to emit valid C. Basically, use a strongly typed macro language. All you will have to prove is that your emitter produces type safe code, which you can do by induction and is straight forward. You can build up a small library of combinators for type safe units of C code. Haskell might be a good choice for writing your C pre-processor, but there are plenty of choices. Using something like ehaskell (or eruby) might be a good approach. http://hackage.haskell.org/package/ehaskell ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
[Haskell-cafe] C functional programming techniques?
Hi, all, Sorry if this looks weird, but do you know of experiences with functional programming, or type programming, with C? Using macro tricks or just good specifications? I know this is not absurd to a small extent. I've heard of proof tool certificated C code on the net (although I don't understand that theory), and I was also able to use what I learned from Haskell in a few C-like tasks. [*] So, I imagine if someone has done such kind of experiment seriously, like others have done with object-oriented programming (gobject etc.). Google told me nothing. Thanks, Maurício [*] This may actually be interesting. I had to use a proprietary script language mixing the worst of FORTRAN and C to drive an application, and I tried to use what I learned from Haskell by, say, prohibiting side effects out of some isolated code areas that got well specified input and gave well specified output -- even if the inside of the block itself was a huge mess. The result was actually fun to use, and after two years without looking at that code I was asked to adapt the application to be used inside another, which I could do in half a day! Maybe I should write a Why functional programming matters - 2 on that :) It's easy to show FP is cool with abstract problems, but it's far more cool when we can show it can save even programmers with no CS theory background from huge headaches. ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
Re: [Haskell-cafe] C functional programming techniques?
Maurício CA wrote: Hi, all, Sorry if this looks weird, but do you know of experiences with functional programming, or type programming, with C? Using macro tricks or just good specifications? I know there is some type level programming (not strictly functional) in CCAN: http://ccan.ozlabs.org/ Not sure if this is what you're after though. Erik -- -- Erik de Castro Lopo http://www.mega-nerd.com/ ___ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe
