The SKIM II processor is a microcoded hardware machine for the rapid evaluation of functional languages. This paper gives details of some of the more novel methods employed by SKIM II, and resulting performance measurements. The authors conclude that combinator reduction can still form the basis for the efficient implementation of a functional language.
['W. R. Stoye', 'T. J. Clarke', 'A. C. Norman']
Some practical methods for rapid combinator reduction