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TAPE, a Typed Applicative Programming Environment, is a system that facilitates the prototyping and development of software. By supporting a family of related languages at different levels, TAPE allows programmers to address the various problems of software development at an appropriate level of abstraction. The highest level supported by TAPE is an applicative language with automatic type inference and representation selection, used primarily for prototyping. During program development, a programmer can interact with the system, refining its typing decisions and selecting appropriate representations and optimizations.
The research described in this paper was funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, le Fonds Formation de chercheurs et action concertee, and Concordia University.
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Grogono, P., Alagar, V.S. (1984). An Environment for High-level Program Development. In: Ammann, U. (eds) Programmiersprachen und Programmentwicklung. Informatik-Fachberichte, vol 77. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69393-9_10
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