TY - BOOK AU - Scott,Michael L. TI - Programming language pragmatics SN - 9780124104099 U1 - 055.13 PY - 2016/// CY - Amsterdam PB - Elsevier KW - Programming languages (Electronic computers) KW - Design N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Foundations -- Programming language syntax -- Names, scopes and bindings -- Semantic analysis -- Target machine architecture -- Core issues in language design -- Control flow -- Type systems -- Composite types -- Subroutines and control abstraction -- Data abstraction and object orientation -- Alternative programming models -- Functional languages -- Logic languages -- Concurrency -- Scripting languages -- A closer look at implementation -- Building a runnable program -- Run-time program management -- Code improvement N2 - The book provides readers with a solid foundation in the syntax, semantics and pragmatics of the full range of programming languages, from traditional languages like C to the latest in functional, scripting and object-oriented programming. This fourth edition has been heavily revised throughout, with expanded coverage of type systems and functional programming, a unified treatment of polymorphism, highlights of the newest language standards, and examples employing the latest machine architecture. - - Book's Colophon ER -