JVMLS 2015 - Compilers are Databases

Why it was recommended

Both developer tools and compilers can be seen as special cases of a much simpler and more general pattern known as a graph database

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What it covers

Martin Odersky's JVM Language Summit 2015 talk argues that compilers can be thought of as databases. It describes design ideas for the Scala compiler and for developer. It is for someone who wants the derivation, proof, or implementation detail.

Video details

Channel

Java

Length

1 hr 8 min

Year

2015

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