sle2009/paper09

SLE 2009 paper:
PIL: A Platform Independent Language for Retargetable DSLs

Zef Hemel, Eelco Visser

• DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12107-4_17
• T2D: Deployment
  • The emphasis is on platform independence and retargeting DSL implementations across back-ends.
• T4C: Vertical Transformation
  • Retargeting typically involves compilation/code generation from the DSL to multiple targets.
• T3C: DSLs
  • PIL is introduced as a language to support building/retargeting DSLs.

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