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Metaprogramming in Cyan

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Certain languages allow a metaprogram to act as a compiler plugin and thus alter the compilation process.The metaprogram interacts with low-level details of the compiler, making its construction difficult and potentially leading to errors. Different parts of the metaprogram may have conflicting interactions, thus producing unintended outcomes. This article introduces metaprogramming in the prototype-based object-oriented language Cyan.This language provides the same core functionality as other metaprogramming systems, while additionally offering several features that facilitate interactions between the compiler and the metaprogram, as well as between different components of the metaprogram.

Source: JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science

DOI: 10.3897/jucs.141599

Author: José Guimarães

Institution: Universidade Federal de São Carlos

Language: English

Topic: Logic, programming, and type systems

Subfield: Artificial Intelligence

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

OpenAlex ID: W4416416538

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