Fern�andez, Maribel.

Programming Languages and Operational Semantics A Concise Overview / [electronic resource] : by Maribel Fern�andez. - IX, 209 p. 10 illus. online resource. - Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science, 1863-7310 . - Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science, .

Introduction -- Mathematical Background -- General Features of Imperative Languages -- Operational Semantics of Imperative Languages -- General Features of Functional Languages -- Operational Semantics of Functional Languages -- General Features of Logic Programming Languages -- Operational Semantics of Prolog -- Answers to Selected Exercises.

Providing a concise introduction to the essential concepts in programming languages, using techniques from operational semantics, this book highlights three major programming paradigms: • Imperative languages: the main features of these languages are     illustrated with examples in Java, Python, C; • Functional languages: modern languages such as ML and Haskell are used to describe the functional style of programming; • Logic languages: the last part of the book gives an overview of logic programming using Prolog. Following a general description of each family of languages, their semantics are studied using abstract machines and structural operational semantics. Programming Languages and Operational Semantics gives an in-depth analysis of the basic concepts in programming languages instead of a mere survey of languages, assisting the understanding of the fundamental notions in programming languages over simply describing their properties. It is addressed to undergraduate students, as a complement to programming courses.

9781447163688

10.1007/978-1-4471-6368-8 doi


Computer science.
Software engineering.
Computer programming.
Programming languages (Electronic computers).
Computers.
Computer logic.
Computer Science.
Software Engineering/Programming and Operating Systems.
Programming Techniques.
Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.
Theory of Computation.
Logics and Meanings of Programs.

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