The Implementation of iData - A Case Study in Generic Programming (2005)
| Venue: | Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 17th International Workshop, IFL05 |
| Citations: | 13 - 8 self |
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@TECHREPORT{Plasmeijer05theimplementation,
author = {Rinus Plasmeijer and Peter Achten},
title = {The Implementation of iData - A Case Study in Generic Programming},
institution = {Proceedings Implementation and Application of Functional Languages, 17th International Workshop, IFL05},
year = {2005}
}
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Abstract
Abstract. The iData Toolkit is a toolkit that allows programmers to create interactive, type-safe, dynamic web applications with state on a high level of abstraction. The key element of this toolkit is the iData element. An iData element is a form that is generated automatically from a type definition and that can be plugged in in the web page of a web application. In this paper we show how this automatic generation of forms has been implemented. The technique relies essentially on generic programming. It has resulted in a concise and flexible implementation. The kernel of the implementation can be reused for any graphical package. The iData Toolkit is an excellent demonstration of the expressive power of modern generic (poly-typical) programming techniques. 1
