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US 6,748,585 B2Granted
Computer programming language pronouns
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsTodd A. Proebsting, Benjamin G. Zorn
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsTodd A. Proebsting, Benjamin G. Zorn
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Programming language constructs called pronouns and referents, and a method, system, and apparatus for translating computer source code that contains the pronouns and referents. A referent is any semantic or syntactic construct in the source code (e.g., a statement, a portion of a statement, an expression, or a value) to which a pronoun refers. A pronoun is a programming-language defined source-code symbol or a sequence of symbols that refers to the referent. As a result, pronouns eliminate the need to define new names or macros for repeated program segments. When a translator encounters the pronoun in the source code, the translator searches the source code for the referent and substitutes the referent for the pronoun. Thus, by using pronouns and referents, the programmer can write programs faster and easier and eliminate program redundancy without losing readability.
A computerized method for translating source code, where the source code is written in a high-level programming language, comprising:
A computer-readable medium containing source code written in a high-level programming language, wherein the source code comprises:
A computer-readable medium, comprising:
A computerized method for translating source code, where the source code is written in a high-level programming language, comprising:
A computer system comprising:
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