Chapter 27
Implementation
It is not the intent of this book to provide a detailed introduction to programming language implementation. Nevertheless, a general understanding of the problems encountered in implementing object-oriented languages and the various ways to overcome them can, in many cases, help the reader better understand object-oriented techniques. In particular, this will help clarify the way in which object-oriented systems differ from more conventional systems. In this chapter, we provide an overview of some of the more important implementation techniques, as well as pointers to the relevant literature for the reader who desires further information.
27.1 ⊡ Compilers and Interpreters
Broadly speaking, there are two major approaches ...
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