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020 _a9781139342131 (ebook)
020 _z9781107029576 (hardback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aQA76.7
_b.H377 2013
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_223
100 1 _aHarper, Robert,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aPractical Foundations for Programming Languages /
_cRobert Harper.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2012.
300 _a1 online resource (487 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520 _aTypes are the central organizing principle of the theory of programming languages. In this innovative book, Professor Robert Harper offers a fresh perspective on the fundamentals of these languages through the use of type theory. Whereas most textbooks on the subject emphasize taxonomy, Harper instead emphasizes genetics, examining the building blocks from which all programming languages are constructed. Language features are manifestations of type structure. The syntax of a language is governed by the constructs that define its types, and its semantics is determined by the interactions among those constructs. The soundness of a language design – the absence of ill-defined programs – follows naturally. Professor Harper's presentation is simultaneously rigorous and intuitive, relying on elementary mathematics. The framework he outlines scales easily to a rich variety of language concepts and is directly applicable to their implementation. The result is a lucid introduction to programming theory that is both accessible and practical.
650 0 _aProgramming languages (Electronic computers)
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107029576
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139342131
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c37591
_d37591