The World of Programming Languages (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987)

The earth, viewed through the window of an airplane, shows a regularity and reptition of features, for example, hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, and forests. Nevertheless, there is great local variation; Vermont does not look like Utah. Similarly, if we rise above the details of a few programming languages, we can discern features that are common to many languages. This is the programming language landscape; the main features include variables, types, control structures, and input/output. Again, there is local variation; Pascal does not look like Basic. This work is a broad and comprehensive discussion of the principal features of the major programming languages. A Study of Concepts The text surveys the landscape of programming languages and its features. Each chapter concentrates on a single language concept. A simple model of the feature, expressed as a mini-language, is presented. This allows us to study an issue in depth and relative isolation. Each chapter concludes with a discussion of the way in which the concept is incorporated into some well-known languages. This permits a reasonably complete coverage of language issues.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Springer Books on Professional Computing
Release date:	December 1986
First published:	December 1986
Authors:	Michael Marcotty • Henry Ledgard
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	360
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1987
ISBN-13:	978-0-387-96440-9
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Software engineering Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > Programming languages > General Promotions
LSN:	0-387-96440-1
Barcode:	9780387964409

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