Programming language essentials

Author(s)

• Bal, Henri
• Grune, Dick

Bibliographic Information

Programming language essentials

Henri E. Bal, Dick Grune

（International computer science series）

Addison-Wesley, c1994

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-263) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A concise guide through the bewildering variety of modern programming languages, this book focuses on essential concepts to provide a firm foundation for comparative study.

Table of Contents

Preface 1 Aspects of Programming Languages 1.1 Why programming languages? 1.2 Some history 1.3 Paradigms and the structure of this book 1.4 The structure of programs 1.5 Programming languages as communication media 1.6 Managing and reducing complexity 1.7 Program processing Summary Bibliographical notes Exercises 2 Imperative Languages 2.1 Principles 2.2 Data 2.3 State 2.4 Flow-of-control 2.5 Program composition 2.6 Examples of imperative languages Summary Bibliographical notes Exercises 3 Object-oriented Languages 3.1 principles 3.2 Classes 3.3 Inheritance 3.4 Inheritance and class hierarchies 3.5 Inheritance and types 3.6 Inheritance and polymorphism 3.7 Dynamic binding 3.8 Reference semantics 3.9 When to use inheritance 3.10 Discussion 3.11 Example languages Summary Bibliographical notes Exercises 4 Functional Languages 4.1 Principles 4.2 Functions 4.3 Lists 4.4 Types and polymorphisms 4.5 Higher-order function s 4.6 Currying 4.7 Lazy evaluation 4.8 Equations and pattern matching cont/... 4.9 Example programs 4.10 Example language Summary Bibliographical notes Exercises 5 Logic Languages 5.1 Principles 5.2 Horn clauses 5.3 Executing Horn clauses 5.4 Logical variables 5.5 Relations 5.6 Data structures 5.7 Controlling the search order 5.8 Example programs 5.9 Example languages Summary Bibliographical notes Exercises 6 Parallel and Distributed Languages 6.1 Principles 6.2 Parallelism 6.3 Communication and synchronization 6.4 Languages based on other paradigms 6.5 Example languages Summary Bibliographical notes Exercises 7 Other Paradigms 7.1 Additional general-purpose paradigms 7.2 Additional special-purpose paradigms Summary Bibliographical notes Exercises Appendix A references to Languages Appendix B Answers to Exercises References Index

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Details

• NCID: BA24414850
• ISBN:
  • 0201631792
• LCCN: 94001013
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Wokingham, Eng. ; Reading, Mass.
• Pages/Volumes: xv, 271 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : QA76.7
  • DC20 : 005.13
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Programming languages (Electronic computers)
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00203522