
Programming Language Pragmatics
Michael Scott(Author)
Morgan Kaufmann (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 10. December 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
992 pages
978-0-12-410409-9 (ISBN)
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Description
Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive programming language textbook available today. It is distinguished and acclaimed for its integrated treatment of language design and implementation, with an emphasis on the fundamental tradeoffs that continue to drive software development.
The book provides readers with a solid foundation in the syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of the full range of programming languages, from traditional languages like C to the latest in functional, scripting, and object-oriented programming. This fourth edition has been heavily revised throughout, with expanded coverage of type systems and functional programming, a unified treatment of polymorphism, highlights of the newest language standards, and examples featuring the ARM and x86 64-bit architectures.
The book provides readers with a solid foundation in the syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of the full range of programming languages, from traditional languages like C to the latest in functional, scripting, and object-oriented programming. This fourth edition has been heavily revised throughout, with expanded coverage of type systems and functional programming, a unified treatment of polymorphism, highlights of the newest language standards, and examples featuring the ARM and x86 64-bit architectures.
Reviews / Votes
"Michael Scott's book could have been entitled 'Why Programming Languages Work' ... Its comprehensive and integrated presentation of language design and implementation illustrates and explains admirably the many deep and profitable connections among these fields." -Jim Larus, Microsoft Research "This book is the best and most complete on this topic that I've seen." -Klaus Ostermann, Darmstadt University of TechnologyMore details
Edition
4th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
San Francisco
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Upper-level undergraduate and graduate-level computer science students; programmers, systems and software engineers
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Weight
1910 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-12-410409-9 (9780124104099)
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Person
Michael L. Scott is a professor and past Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of Rochester. He is best known for work on synchronization and concurrent data structures: algorithms from his group appear in a wide variety of commercial and open-source systems. A Fellow of the ACM and the IEEE, he shared the 2006 Dijkstra Prize in Distributed Computing. In 2001 he received the University's Robert and Pamela Goergen Award for Distinguished Achievement and Artistry in Undergraduate Teaching.
Author
Professor and past Chair, Computer Science Department, University of Rochester, USA
Content
I. Foundations
1. Introduction
2. Programming Language Syntax
3. Names, Scopes, Bindings
4. Semantic Analysis
5. Target Machine Architecture
II. Core Issues in Language Design
6. Control Flow
7. Data Types
8. Composite Types
9. Subroutines and Control Abstraction
10. Data Abstraction and Object Orientation
III. Alternative Programming Models
11. Functional Languages
12. Logic Languages
13. Concurrency
14. Scripting Languages
IV. A Closer Look at Implementation
15. Building a Runnable Program
16. Run-time Program Management
17. Code Improvement
1. Introduction
2. Programming Language Syntax
3. Names, Scopes, Bindings
4. Semantic Analysis
5. Target Machine Architecture
II. Core Issues in Language Design
6. Control Flow
7. Data Types
8. Composite Types
9. Subroutines and Control Abstraction
10. Data Abstraction and Object Orientation
III. Alternative Programming Models
11. Functional Languages
12. Logic Languages
13. Concurrency
14. Scripting Languages
IV. A Closer Look at Implementation
15. Building a Runnable Program
16. Run-time Program Management
17. Code Improvement