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@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ Let's shift our attention to what programs \emph{mean}.
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\newcommand{\mupd}[3]{#1[#2 \mapsto #3]}
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\newcommand{\mupd}[3]{#1[#2 \mapsto #3]}
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To explain the meaning of one of last chapter's arithmetic expressions, we need a way to indicate the value of each variable.
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To explain the meaning of one of last chapter's arithmetic expressions, we need a way to indicate the value of each variable.
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\encoding
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A theory of \emph{finite maps}\index{finite map} is helpful here.
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A theory of \emph{finite maps}\index{finite map} is helpful here.
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We apply the following notations throughout the book: \\
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We apply the following notations throughout the book: \\
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We write $\denote{e}$ for the meaning of $e$; this notation is often referred to as \emph{Oxford brackets}\index{Oxford brackets}.
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We write $\denote{e}$ for the meaning of $e$; this notation is often referred to as \emph{Oxford brackets}\index{Oxford brackets}.
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Recall that we allow notations like this as syntactic sugar for arbitrary functions, even when giving the equations that define those functions.
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Recall that we allow notations like this as syntactic sugar for arbitrary functions, even when giving the equations that define those functions.
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We write $v$ for a valuation (finite map).
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We write $v$ for a valuation (finite map).
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\encoding
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\denote{n}v &=& n \\
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\denote{n}v &=& n \\
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\denote{x}v &=& v(x) \\
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\denote{x}v &=& v(x) \\
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\section{A Stack Machine}
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\section{A Stack Machine}
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As an example of a very different language, consider a \emph{stack machine}\index{stack machine}, similar at some level to, for instance, the Forth\index{Forth} programming language, or to various postfix\index{postfix} calculators.
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As an example of a very different language, consider a \emph{stack machine}\index{stack machine}, similar at some level to, for instance, the Forth\index{Forth} programming language, or to various postfix\index{postfix} calculators.
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\encoding
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$$\begin{array}{rrcl}
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$$\begin{array}{rrcl}
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\textrm{Instructions} & i &::=& \mathsf{PushConst}(n) \mid \mathsf{PushVar}(x) \mid \mathsf{Add} \mid \mathsf{Multiply} \\
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\textrm{Instructions} & i &::=& \mathsf{PushConst}(n) \mid \mathsf{PushVar}(x) \mid \mathsf{Add} \mid \mathsf{Multiply} \\
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\textrm{Programs} & \overline{i} &::=& \cdot \mid i; \overline{i}
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\textrm{Programs} & \overline{i} &::=& \cdot \mid i; \overline{i}
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Here and elsewhere, we overload the Oxford brackets $\denote{\ldots}$ shamelessly, where context makes clear which language or interpreter we are dealing with.
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Here and elsewhere, we overload the Oxford brackets $\denote{\ldots}$ shamelessly, where context makes clear which language or interpreter we are dealing with.
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We write $s$ for stacks, and we write $\push{n}{s}$ for pushing number $n$ onto the top of stack $s$.
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We write $s$ for stacks, and we write $\push{n}{s}$ for pushing number $n$ onto the top of stack $s$.
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\encoding
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\denote{\mathsf{PushConst}(n)}(v,s) &=& \push{n}{s} \\
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\denote{\mathsf{PushConst}(n)}(v,s) &=& \push{n}{s} \\
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\denote{\mathsf{PushVar}(x)}(v,s) &=& \push{\msel{v}{x}}{s} \\
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\denote{\mathsf{PushVar}(x)}(v,s) &=& \push{\msel{v}{x}}{s} \\
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Throughout this book, we will use notation $\compile{\ldots}$ for compilation, where the floor-based notation suggests \emph{moving downward} to a lower abstraction level.
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Throughout this book, we will use notation $\compile{\ldots}$ for compilation, where the floor-based notation suggests \emph{moving downward} to a lower abstraction level.
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Here is the compiler that concerns us now, where we write $\concat{s_1}{s_2}$ for concatenation of two stacks $s_1$ and $s_2$.
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Here is the compiler that concerns us now, where we write $\concat{s_1}{s_2}$ for concatenation of two stacks $s_1$ and $s_2$.
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\compile{n} &=& \mathsf{PushConst}(n) \\
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\compile{n} &=& \mathsf{PushConst}(n) \\
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\compile{x} &=& \mathsf{PushVar}(n) \\
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\compile{x} &=& \mathsf{PushVar}(n) \\
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Instead, with math, we worry about whether recursive systems of equations are well-founded, in appropriate senses.
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Instead, with math, we worry about whether recursive systems of equations are well-founded, in appropriate senses.
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From either perspective, extra encoding tricks are required to write a well-formed interpreter for a Turing-complete\index{Turing-completeness} language.
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From either perspective, extra encoding tricks are required to write a well-formed interpreter for a Turing-complete\index{Turing-completeness} language.
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We will dodge those complexities for now by defining a simple imperative language with bounded loops, where termination is easy to prove.
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We will dodge those complexities for now by defining a simple imperative language with bounded loops, where termination is easy to prove.
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We take the arithemtic expression language as a base.
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We take the arithmetic expression language as a base.
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$$\begin{array}{rrcl}
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$$\begin{array}{rrcl}
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\textrm{Command} & c &::=& \mathsf{skip} \mid x \leftarrow e \mid c; c \mid \repet{e}{c}
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\textrm{Command} & c &::=& \mathsf{skip} \mid x \leftarrow e \mid c; c \mid \repet{e}{c}
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\end{array}$$
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\end{array}$$
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\end{eqnarray*}
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\end{eqnarray*}
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From here, $\denote{\ldots}$ is easy to define yet again, as a transformer over variable valuations.
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From here, $\denote{\ldots}$ is easy to define yet again, as a transformer over variable valuations.
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\denote{\mathsf{skip}}v &=& v \\
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\denote{\mathsf{skip}}v &=& v \\
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\denote{x \leftarrow e}v &=& \mupd{v}{x}{\denote{e}v} \\
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\denote{x \leftarrow e}v &=& \mupd{v}{x}{\denote{e}v} \\
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Now the optimization itself is easy to define.
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Now the optimization itself is easy to define.
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We'll write $\opt{\ldots}$ for this and other optimizations, which move neither down nor up a tower of program abstraction levels.
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We'll write $\opt{\ldots}$ for this and other optimizations, which move neither down nor up a tower of program abstraction levels.
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\begin{eqnarray*}
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\opt{\mathsf{skip}} &=& \mathsf{skip} \\
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\opt{\mathsf{skip}} &=& \mathsf{skip} \\
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\opt{x \leftarrow e} &=& x \leftarrow e \\
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\opt{x \leftarrow e} &=& x \leftarrow e \\
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