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X-expressions in XMLisp: S-expressions and extensible markup language unite

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Alexander Repenning,

Andri IoannidouAuthors Info & Claims

ILC '07: Proceedings of the 2007 International Lisp Conference

Article No.: 23, Pages 1 - 11

https://doi.org/10.1145/1622123.1622149

Published: 01 April 2007 Publication History

Abstract

XMLisp unites S-expressions with XML into X-expressions that unify the notions of data sharing with computation. Using a combination of the Meta Object Protocol (MOP), readers and printers, X-expressions uniquely integrate XML at a language, not API level, into Lisp in a way that could not be done with other programming languages. Integration at a language level has significant advantages by making XML tangible to the programmer throughout existing Lisp development tools including editors, debuggers, inspectors, listeners and compilers. This integration with Lisp tools enables XML development in the incremental development style Lisp programmers have become accustomed to. This article describes XMLisp in the context of the AgentCubes simulation and gameauthoring tool. AgentCubes is the 3D version of AgentSheets system, which is the world's most distributed Lisp-based educational simulation and game-authoring tool.

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Verna D(2013)Extensible LanguagesFormal and Practical Aspects of Domain-Specific Languages10.4018/978-1-4666-2092-6.ch001(1-31)Online publication date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2092-6.ch001
Ioannidou ARepenning AWebb DKeyser DLuhn LDaetwyler C(2010)Mr. Vetro: A Collective Simulation for teaching health scienceInternational Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning10.1007/s11412-010-9082-85:2(141-166)Online publication date: 30-Mar-2010
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Index Terms

X-expressions in XMLisp: S-expressions and extensible markup language unite
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Concurrent computing methodologies
    1. Concurrent programming languages
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types
        Concurrent programming languages

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ILC '07: Proceedings of the 2007 International Lisp Conference

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DOI:10.1145/1622123

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Rouff CWilliams MZhang QBennett DMcDowell RNowicki APendergrass JAnderson DDouglass RDufresne BPham JTrien JProwell SGoodall JBeaver JBridges R(2017)Automatic generation of network element software (AGNES)Proceedings of the 12th Annual Conference on Cyber and Information Security Research10.1145/3064814.3064821(1-4)Online publication date: 4-Apr-2017
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3064814.3064821
Verna D(2013)Extensible LanguagesFormal and Practical Aspects of Domain-Specific Languages10.4018/978-1-4666-2092-6.ch001(1-31)Online publication date: 2013
https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-2092-6.ch001
Ioannidou ARepenning AWebb DKeyser DLuhn LDaetwyler C(2010)Mr. Vetro: A Collective Simulation for teaching health scienceInternational Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning10.1007/s11412-010-9082-85:2(141-166)Online publication date: 30-Mar-2010
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11412-010-9082-8
Repenning AIoannidou ALevialdi S(2008)Agent warp engineProceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces10.1145/1385569.1385614(279-286)Online publication date: 28-May-2008
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1385569.1385614

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