
The Scheme Programming Language
ANSI Scheme
Kent Dybvig(Author)
Prentice Hall (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 24. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-13-454646-9 (ISBN)
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Description
45464-5 Scheme is a general purpose programming language descended from Algol and Lisp. Because it is conceptually clean and simple, it is an easy language to learn. At the same time, it is a powerful language, and full mastery of its power requires careful study and practice. Scheme is used widely in computing education and research as well as for a broad spectrum of industrial applications ranging from graphical user interfaces and language compilers to virtual reality engines, web navigators, and enterprise computing solutions. This revised edition of The Scheme Programming Language provides an introduction to the language for readers with some programming experience. Beginning with a gentle introduction for novice Scheme programmers, it leads the reader through a series of progressively more difficult examples that introduce each of the major features of the language. Advanced concepts and features are thoroughly covered with examples and exercises appropriate even for more experienced programmers.
The introduction is followed by a set of reference chapters that cover Scheme's binding forms, control structures, operations on objects, input and output operations, and syntactic extension facilities. A final chapter is devoted to a collection of sample programs or packages and includes an overview of each package with additional examples and exercises.
The introduction is followed by a set of reference chapters that cover Scheme's binding forms, control structures, operations on objects, input and output operations, and syntactic extension facilities. A final chapter is devoted to a collection of sample programs or packages and includes an overview of each package with additional examples and exercises.
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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Upper Saddle River
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
522 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-454646-9 (9780134546469)
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Content
*Introduction *Getting Started *Going Further *Variable Binding *Control Operations *Operations on Objects *Input and Output *Syntactic Extension *Extended Examples *Bibliography *Formal Syntax of Scheme *Summary of Forms *Index