BIB-VERSION:: CS-TR-v2.0
          ID:: STAN//CS-TR-81-838
       ENTRY:: June 05, 1995
ORGANIZATION:: Stanford University, Department of Computer Science
       TITLE:: Dynamic program building
        TYPE:: Technical Report
      AUTHOR:: Brown, Peter
        DATE:: February 1981
       PAGES:: 14
    ABSTRACT:: This report argues that programs are better regarded as
               dynamic running objects rather than as static textual ones.
               The concept of dynamic building, whereby a program is
               constructed as it runs, is described. The report then
               describes the Build system, which is an implementation of
               dynamic building for an interactive algebraic programming
               language. Dynamic building aids the locating of run-time
               errors, and is especially valuable in environments where
               programs are relatively short but run-time errors are
               frequent and/or costly.
       NOTES:: [Adminitrivia V1/Prg/19950605]
         END:: STAN//CS-TR-81-838