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Thunk

Known as: Suspended evaluation, Suspended computation, Thunking 
In computer programming, a thunk is a subroutine that is created, often automatically, to assist a call to another subroutine. Thunks are primarily… 
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Review
2019
Review
2019
Reinforcement Learning in Healthcare: A Survey
As a subfield of machine learning, reinforcement learning (RL) aims at optimizing decision making by using interaction samples of… 
2011
2011
Virtual values for language extension
This paper focuses on extensibility, the ability of a programmer using a particular language to extend the expressiveness of that… 
Review
2010
Review
2010
Armadillo: An Open Source C++ Linear Algebra Library for Fast Prototyping and Computationally Intensive Experiments
In this report we provide an overview of the open source Armadillo C++ linear algebra library (matrix maths). The library aims to… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Narcissism and displaced aggression: Effects of positive, negative, and delayed feedback
2002
2002
Lazy Time Reversal , and Automatic Differentiation
We show how to implement functionally the reverse, or adjoint strategy within the domain of Automatic Differentiation techniques… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Concurrent Haskell
Some applications are most easily expressed in a programming language that supports concurrency, notably interactive and… 
1995
1995
A Framework for Higher-Order Functions in C++
  • Konstantin Läufer
  • USENIX Conference on Object-Oriented Technologies…
  • 1995
  • Corpus ID: 17373245
C and C++ allow passing functions as arguments to other functions in the form of function pointers. However, since function… 
1995
1995
Low-power multiplier design using delayed evaluation
A circuit design technique for very low power parallel multipliers is presented. The design uses dynamic CMOS circuits together… 
1993
1993
The Implementation of Nyquist, A Sound Synthesis Language
  • R. Dannenberg
  • International Conference on Mathematics and…
  • 1993
  • Corpus ID: 18953856
Nyquist is an advanced functional language for sound synthesis and composition. One of the goals of Nyquist is to achieve… 
1988
1988
A Prolog-Relational DBMS Interface Using Delayed Evaluation
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