Efficient dynamic language for technical computing

Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (p. 56-60).Dynamic programming languages have become popular for scientific computing. They are generally considered highly productive, but lacking in performance. This thesis presents a new dynamic language for technical computing, designed for performance from the beginning by adapting and extending modem programming language techniques. A design based on generic functions and a rich type system simultaneously enables an expressive programming model and successful type inference, leading to good performance for a wide range of programs. In our system, more behavior can be defined in libraries and user code, allowing our infrastructure to be shared across disciplines.by Jeffrey Werner Bezanson.S.M