Concepts of Programming Languages ANNOTATION
Now available in a new edition, this bestselling book critiques the major programming languages of the past 40 years, and it teaches readers to critically evaluate different languages and their constructs and choose the one most appropriate for a given application.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
This best-selling book, now in its fourth edition, provides a wide-ranging and in-depth discussion of programming language concepts. As in previous editions, the author describes fundamental concepts of programming languages by presenting design issues of the various language constructs, examining the design choices for these constructs in a few common languages, and critically comparing the design alternatives. The book covers the most widely used methods of syntax description and introduces the most common approaches to describing the semantics of programming languages. Discussions of implementation methods and issues are integrated throughout the book.
SYNOPSIS
A textbook for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course in computer programming that explains how to evaluate existing and future programming languages and how to design compilers. The fifth edition accounts for changes in languages and adds a chapter on lexical and syntax analysis. No dates are noted for previous editions.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
FROM THE CRITICS
Booknews
A textbook that describes fundamental concepts of programming languages by defining the design issues of the various language constructs, examining the design choices for these constructs in some of the most common languages, and critically comparing the design alternatives. This revised edition includes new coverage of C++, Ada 95, and other recent developments in programming languages; and adds collections of review questions to all chapters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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