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Concepts in Programming Languages

Concepts in Programming Languages
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Author:
John C. Mitchell
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Release Date:
2003
ISBN-10:
0521780985
ISBN-13:
9780521780988

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About Concepts in Programming Languages

For undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook explains and examines the central concepts used in modern programming languages, such as functions, types, memory management, and control. The book is unique in its comprehensive presentation and comparison of major object-oriented programming languages. Separate chapters examine the history of objects, Simula and Smalltalk, and the prominent languages C++ and Java. The author presents foundational topics, such as lambda calculus and denotational semantics, in an easy-to-read, informal style, focusing on the main insights provided by these theories. Advanced topics include concurrency, concurrent object-oriented programming…

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