December 2021
Beginner
840 pages
47h 29m
English
Content preview from Programming Languages: Concepts and Implementation
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12.1 Chapter Objectives
Explore a variety of parameter-passing mechanisms, including pass-by-value and pass-by-reference.
Describe lazy evaluation (i.e., pass-by-name and pass-by-need) and its implications on programs.
Discuss the implementation of pass-by-reference and lazy evaluation.