The Structure of the Essential Haskell Compiler, or Coping with Compiler Complexity

In this paper we describe the structure of the Essential Haskell Compiler (EHC) and how we manage its complexity, despite its growth from essentials to a full Haskell compiler. Our approach splits both language and implementation into smaller, manageable steps, and uses specific tools to generate parts of the compiler from higher level descriptions.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: IFL
• Authors: Atze Dijkstra, Jeroen Fokker, S. Doaitse Swierstra
• Keywords: Essential Haskell Compiler, Haskell Compiler, IFL 2007, Manageable Steps, Natural Language Processing