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POPL
2009
ACM
14 years 2 months ago
Language constructs for transactional memory
Transactional memory (TM) provides a safer, more modular, and more scalable alternative to traditional lock-based synchronization. Implementing high performance TM systems has rec...
Tim Harris
FORTE
2009
13 years 5 months ago
The Orc Programming Language
Orc was originally presented as a process calculus. It has now evolved into a full programming language, which we describe in this paper. The language has the structure and feel of...
David Kitchin, Adrian Quark, William R. Cook, Jaya...
SIGPLAN
2002
13 years 7 months ago
A rule-based language for programming software updates
We describe the design of a rule-based language for expressing changes to Haskell programs in a systematic and reliable way. The update language essentially offers update commands...
Martin Erwig, Deling Ren
VL
2002
IEEE
118views Visual Languages» more  VL 2002»
14 years 19 days ago
Novice Comprehension of Programs Using Task-Specific and Non-Task-Specific Constructs
This study examines the comprehension and modification by novices of programs written with taskspecific and non-task-specific constructs. Teachers who write programs for use in th...
Alec Engebretson, Susan Wiedenbeck
IAW
2003
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Insecure Programming: How Culpable is a Language's Syntax?
— Vulnerabilities in software stem from poorly written code. Inadvertent errors may creep in due to programmers not being aware of the security implications of their code. Writin...
Ramkumar Chinchani, Anusha Iyer, Bharat Jayaraman,...