Double-negation translations and CPS conversion, part 2

Iowa Type Theory Commute by Aaron Stump

Apr 2, 202613:31Technology

In this episode, I talk about the control operator callcc, and how it is implemented during compilation using continuation-passing style (CPS). I sketch how CPS conversion (transforming a program with callcc into one in...

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