Converting to Ordinary C# 7
Explore how to lower a domain-specific language for probabilistic workflows into ordinary C# 7 by rewriting code into local functions representing discrete distributions. Understand methods to handle sampling, conditions, and return statements while preserving the intended probability distributions without runtime loops.
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In the previous lesson, we proposed a stripped-down DSL for probabilistic workflows. In this lesson, let’s see how we could “lower” it to ordinary C# 7 code. We will assume that we have all of the types and extension methods that we’ve developed so far.
Naive Approach
The first thing I’m going to do is describe a possible but very problematic way to do it.
We know how C# lowers methods that have yield return statements: it generates a class that ...