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* allowing for various different interpretations of the exact same code | * allowing for various different interpretations of the exact same code | ||
* allowing to compile the exact same code to various very different compilation targets. | * allowing to compile the exact same code to various very different compilation targets. | ||
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| + | Basically a conversion … | ||
| + | * from the usual internal lambda calculus based core representation of some functional languages | ||
| + | * to a closed Cartesian category (CCC) based representation | ||
| + | … that can then be interpreted in various ways. | ||
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| + | == Examples == | ||
One concrete example especially relevant for the main topic <br> | One concrete example especially relevant for the main topic <br> | ||
| − | of [[Main Page|this wikis]] ([[atomically precise manufacturing]]) is: | + | of [[Main Page|this wikis]] ([[atomically precise manufacturing]]) is: <br> |
Compilation of the same 3D models to a representation that is suitable for: | Compilation of the same 3D models to a representation that is suitable for: | ||
* (1) visualization interfaces | * (1) visualization interfaces | ||
* (2) production devices | * (2) production devices | ||
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| + | Example targets for one and the same code include: | ||
| + | * parallel data-processing diagrams | ||
| + | * GPU code | ||
| + | * VHDL code as hardware specifications for FPGAs or ASICs | ||
| + | * interval arithmetic (e.g. usable to track error propagation and make properties about limited precision floats provable?) | ||
| + | * F-rep 2D & 3D graphics | ||
| + | * many many many more … | ||
== Related == | == Related == | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 11 July 2023
Generalizing over lambda calculus
- allowing for various different interpretations of the exact same code
- allowing to compile the exact same code to various very different compilation targets.
Basically a conversion …
- from the usual internal lambda calculus based core representation of some functional languages
- to a closed Cartesian category (CCC) based representation
… that can then be interpreted in various ways.
Examples
One concrete example especially relevant for the main topic
of this wikis (atomically precise manufacturing) is:
Compilation of the same 3D models to a representation that is suitable for:
- (1) visualization interfaces
- (2) production devices
Example targets for one and the same code include:
- parallel data-processing diagrams
- GPU code
- VHDL code as hardware specifications for FPGAs or ASICs
- interval arithmetic (e.g. usable to track error propagation and make properties about limited precision floats provable?)
- F-rep 2D & 3D graphics
- many many many more …
Related
External links
Central page linking to all relevant material:
- Direct link to presentation video (2018-01-16) [1]
