“Debunking the ‘Expensive Procedure Call’ Myth”
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“Debunking the ‘Expensive Procedure Call’ Myth” is a seminal paper by Guy L. Steele Jr. and Gerald Jay Sussman that argues efficient procedure calls are fundamental and achievable in Lisp-like languages, challenging the notion that such calls must be costly.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Debunking the ‘Expensive Procedure Call’ Myth” Context triple: [Lambda Papers, hasPart, “Debunking the ‘Expensive Procedure Call’ Myth”]
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"Go To Statement Considered Harmful"
"Go To Statement Considered Harmful" is a famous 1968 letter by Edsger W. Dijkstra that argued against the use of the goto statement in programming, helping to popularize structured programming principles.
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Zen of Code Optimization
Zen of Code Optimization is a classic book by Michael Abrash that teaches low-level performance tuning and efficient programming techniques, particularly in the context of graphics and game development.
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More Programming Pearls (book)
More Programming Pearls is a follow-up collection of essays by Jon Bentley that explores practical techniques and thought processes for solving challenging programming and algorithmic problems.
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Programming Pearls
Programming Pearls is a classic computer science book by Jon Bentley that teaches practical problem-solving, algorithm design, and programming techniques through engaging essays and puzzles.
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The Implementation of Functional Programming Languages
The Implementation of Functional Programming Languages is a foundational textbook that systematically explains how to design and implement compilers and runtime systems for lazy functional languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “Debunking the ‘Expensive Procedure Call’ Myth” Target entity description: “Debunking the ‘Expensive Procedure Call’ Myth” is a seminal paper by Guy L. Steele Jr. and Gerald Jay Sussman that argues efficient procedure calls are fundamental and achievable in Lisp-like languages, challenging the notion that such calls must be costly.
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A.
"Go To Statement Considered Harmful"
"Go To Statement Considered Harmful" is a famous 1968 letter by Edsger W. Dijkstra that argued against the use of the goto statement in programming, helping to popularize structured programming principles.
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B.
Zen of Code Optimization
Zen of Code Optimization is a classic book by Michael Abrash that teaches low-level performance tuning and efficient programming techniques, particularly in the context of graphics and game development.
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C.
More Programming Pearls (book)
More Programming Pearls is a follow-up collection of essays by Jon Bentley that explores practical techniques and thought processes for solving challenging programming and algorithmic problems.
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D.
Programming Pearls
Programming Pearls is a classic computer science book by Jon Bentley that teaches practical problem-solving, algorithm design, and programming techniques through engaging essays and puzzles.
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E.
The Implementation of Functional Programming Languages
The Implementation of Functional Programming Languages is a foundational textbook that systematically explains how to design and implement compilers and runtime systems for lazy functional languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
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