TY - BOOK ID - 8360939 TI - Principles of Programming Languages PY - 2009 SN - 1848820313 1848820321 PB - London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Electronic books. -- local. KW - Programming languages (Electronic computers). KW - Programming languages (Electronic computers) -- Problems, exercises, etc. KW - Programming languages (Electronic computers) KW - Computer Science KW - Engineering & Applied Sciences KW - Computer languages KW - Computer program languages KW - Computer programming languages KW - Machine language KW - Computer science. KW - Computer programming. KW - Software engineering. KW - Algorithms. KW - Computer logic. KW - Computer Science. KW - Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters. KW - Logics and Meanings of Programs. KW - Algorithm Analysis and Problem Complexity. KW - Programming Techniques. KW - Software Engineering. KW - Computer science logic KW - Logic, Symbolic and mathematical KW - Algorism KW - Algebra KW - Arithmetic KW - Electronic data processing KW - Languages, Artificial KW - Computer software engineering KW - Engineering KW - Computers KW - Electronic computer programming KW - Electronic digital computers KW - Programming (Electronic computers) KW - Coding theory KW - Informatics KW - Science KW - Foundations KW - Programming KW - Logic design. KW - Computer software. KW - Software, Computer KW - Computer systems KW - Design, Logic KW - Design of logic systems KW - Digital electronics KW - Electronic circuit design KW - Logic circuits KW - Machine theory KW - Switching theory UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8360939 AB - The development of programming languages has profoundly impacted our relationship with language, complexity and machines. By introducing the principles of programming languages, using the Java language as a support, Gilles Dowek provides the necessary fundamentals of this language as a first objective. It is important to realise that knowledge of a single programming language is not really enough. To be a good programmer, you should be familiar with several languages and be able to learn new ones. In order to do this, you’ll need to understand universal concepts, such as functions or cells, which exist in one form or another in all programming languages. The most effective way to understand these universal concepts is to compare two or more languages. In this book, the author has chosen Caml and C. To understand the principles of programming languages, it is also important to learn how to precisely define the meaning of a program, and tools for doing so are discussed. Finally, there is coverage of basic algorithms for lists and trees. Intended for students with some small experience of computer programming, learned empirically in a single programming language other than Java, students in both computer science and engineering will find this book a very welcome introduction to the principles of programming languages. Written for students this book presents what all scientists and engineers should know about programming languages. ER -