SKILL: a Lisp based extension language

Petrus, Edwin S.

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Publication: ACM SIGPLAN Lisp Pointers
Volume: VI
Issue: 3
Pages: 71–79
DOI: 10.1145/174169.174185
ISSN: 1045-3563
Abstract:
This paper describes an experience with Lisp as an extension language for a large electronics CAD environment and the role it plays in software design automation. This paper is not about extension languages in general, for an analysis of extension languages in CAD, see, [HNS90] and [Bar89]. Cadence is a full range supplier of software based Electronics CAD tools.