IMPLEMENTING FUNCTIONAL KERNELS USING COMPILED CODE MODULES

A framework is set forth herein that uses a composition mechanism to produce function data that describes a kernel. The composition mechanism may then send the function data to an execution mechanism. The execution mechanism uses the function data to dynamically execute pre-compiled code modules, which are identified by the function data. According to another aspect, the framework provides different mechanisms for implementing the kernel, depending on the native capabilities of the execution mechanism.