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Exploring Dynamism
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Summary
In this presentation from the JVM Language Summit 2009, Allison Randal discusses what it means for a language to be dynamic, the spectrum between static and dynamic languages, dynamic typing, dynamic dispatch, introspection, dynamic compilation, dynamic loading, and a summary of the main differences between static and dynamic.
Bio
Allison Randal is a linguist, software developer and author. She is the chief architect of the Parrot virtual machine, a member of the board of directors for The Perl Foundation, and the Chairman of the Parrot Foundation. She is co-author of Perl 6 and Parrot Essentials and the Synopses of Perl 6. She is employed by O'Reilly Media.
About the conference
The 2009 JVM Language Summit is an open technical collaboration among language designers, compiler writers, tool builders, runtime engineers, and VM architects. The talks inform the audience, in detail, about the state of the art of language design and implementation on the JVM, and the present and future capabilities of the JVM itself.
Jan 22, 2010
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Allison Randal just provides facts of dynamic languages. No value in the presentation.
by Pedro Gonzalez,
Re: Allison Randal just provides facts of dynamic languages. No value in th
by Yash K,
Allison Randal just provides facts of dynamic languages. No value in the presentation.
by Pedro Gonzalez,
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Allison Randal talks about what makes a dynamic language, but she fails to show why these features have an advantage over static languages. She should use clear examples where dynamic languages have an edge over static languages.
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did u not watch the last slides ?