Programming Languages: Principles and Practices

Download or read book Programming Languages: Principles and Practices written by Kenneth C. Louden and published by Cengage Learning. This book was released on 2011-01-26 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kenneth Louden and Kenneth Lambert's new edition of PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, 3E gives advanced undergraduate students an overview of programming languages through general principles combined with details about many modern languages. Major languages used in this edition include C, C++, Smalltalk, Java, Ada, ML, Haskell, Scheme, and Prolog; many other languages are discussed more briefly. The text also contains extensive coverage of implementation issues, the theoretical foundations of programming languages, and a large number of exercises, making it the perfect bridge to compiler courses and to the theoretical study of programming languages. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.