The foundations of functional programming languages are examined from both historical
and technical perspectives. Their evolution is traced through several critical periods: early …

Programming is hard. Building a large program is like constructing a steam locomotive
through a hole the size of a postage stamp. An artefact that is the fruit of hundreds of person …

We have implemented a parallel graph reducer on a commercially available shared memory
multiprocessor (a Sequent SymmetryTM), ht h'ta ac reves real speedup compared to aa fast …

Parallel functional programming has a relatively long history. Burge is one of the first to
suggest the basic technique of evaluating function argu ments in parallel, with the possibility …

It has been argued for many years that functional programs are well suited to parallel
evaluation. This thesis investigates this claim from a programming perspective; that is, it …

This paper describes EQUALS, a fast parallel implementation of a lazy functional language
on a commercially available shared-memory parallel machine, the Sequent Symmetry. In …

It was around the beginning of 1984 when Henk Barendregt took the initiative to raise funds
for a project exploring the feasibility of a parallel reduction machine. This initiative proved to …

LEAN is an exaerimental language for specifying computations in terms of graph rewriting. It
is based on an alternative to Term Rewriting Systems (TRS) in which the terms are replaced …

Study the past, if you would divine the future.-CONFUCIUS A well written, organized, and
concise survey is an important tool in any newly emerging field of study. This present text is …

Geographic Information Systems are computer systems that are used to store and
manipulate information closely related to its geographical position. This technology has …