Higher-Order and Symbolic Computation, 13(1/2)65-67

Christopher Strachey: Recollections of His Influence

Mike Gordon, University of Cambridge, Computer Laboratory, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QG, U.K

Abstract: My early research was inspired by the mathematical semantics of Scott and Strachey. Two such topics, recounted in this paper, were the fixed-point analysis of pointer loops and the expressibility of a style of functional programming introduced by Barron and Strachey.

Keywords: semantics, programming

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