Research Catalog

Title

The world of programming languages / Michael Marcotty, Henry Ledgard.

Author

Marcotty, Michael, 1931-

Publication

• New York : Springer-Verlag, [1987]
• ©1987

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Details

Additional Authors

• Ledgard, Henry F., 1943-
• Marcotty, Michael, 1931-

Description

xiv, 360 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

• "Presents a comprehensive study of the principal features found in major programming languages"--Back cover
• The earth, viewed through the window of an airplane, shows a regularity and reptition of features, for example, hills, valleys, rivers, lakes, and forests. Nevertheless, there is great local variation; Vermont does not look like Utah. Similarly, if we rise above the details of a few programming languages, we can discern features that are common to many languages. This is the programming language landscape; the main features include variables, types, control structures, and input/output. Again, there is local variation; Pascal does not look like Basic. This work is a broad and comprehensive discussion of the principal features of the major programming languages. A Study of Concepts The text surveys the landscape of programming languages and its features. Each chapter concentrates on a single language concept. A simple model of the feature, expressed as a mini-language, is presented. This allows us to study an issue in depth and relative isolation. Each chapter concludes with a discussion of the way in which the concept is incorporated into some well-known languages. This permits a reasonably complete coverage of language issues -- Provided by the publisher.

Series Statement

Springer books on professional computing

Uniform Title

Springer books on professional computing

Subject

• Programming languages (Electronic computers)
• Programming Languages
• Programmiersprache
• Programmeertalen

Note

• Abridged ed. of: Programming language landscape. 2nd ed. c1986.
• Includes index.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 323-345.

Contents

Introduction -- Elements of a Programming Language -- Names, Locations, and Values -- Control Structures -- Data Types -- Input and Output -- Procedures and Parameters -- Nesting and Scope -- Definition of New Data Types -- Dynamically Varying Structures -- Exception Handling -- Parallel Processing -- Separately Compiled Modules -- The Swamp of Complexity.

ISBN

• 0387964401
• 9780387964409
• 3540964401
• 9783540964407

LCCN

86026083

OCLC

• ocm14378731
• 14378731
• SCSB-1164878

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library