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Programming Languages: Design and Implementation, 4th Edition
ISBN-10: 0-13-027678-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-027678-0
Published by Prentice Hall
© 2001
Pub. Date: Aug 28, 2000
Format: Paper
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Table of Contents
(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Suggestions for Further Reading and Problems.)
1. Language Design Issues.
2. Impact of Machine Architectures.
3. Language Translation Issues.
4. Modeling Language Properties.
5. Elementary Data Types.
6. Encapsulation.
7. Inheritance.
8. Sequence Control.
9. Subprogram Control.
10. Storage Management.
11. Distributed Processing.
12. Network Programming.
Appendix: Language Summaries.
References.
Index.
1. Language Design Issues.
Why Study Programming Languages? A Short History of Programming Languages. Role of Programming Languages. Programming Environments. C Overview.
2. Impact of Machine Architectures.
The Operation of a Computer. Virtual Computers and Binding Times.
3. Language Translation Issues.
Programming Language Syntax. Stages in Translation. Formal Translation Models. Recursive Descent Parsing. Pascal Overview.
4. Modeling Language Properties.
Formal Properties of Languages. Language Semantics.
5. Elementary Data Types.
Properties of Types and Objects. Scalar Data Types. Composite Data Types. FORTRAN Overview.
6. Encapsulation.
Structured Data Types. Abstract Data Types. Encapsulation by Subprograms. Type Definitions. C++ Overview.
7. Inheritance.
Abstract Data Types Revisited. Inheritance. Polymorphism.
8. Sequence Control.
Implicit and Explicit Sequence Control. Sequencing with Arithmetic Expressions. Sequence Control between Statements. Sequencing with Nonarithmetic Expressions.
9. Subprogram Control.
Subprogram Sequence Control. Attributes of Data Control. Parameter Transmission. Explicit Common Environments.
10. Storage Management.
Elements Requiring Storage. Programmer- and System-Controlled Storage. Static Storage Management. Heap Storage Management.
11. Distributed Processing.
Variations on Subprogram Control. Parallel Programming. Hardware Developments. Software Architecture.
12. Network Programming.
Desktop Publishing. The World Wide Web.
Appendix: Language Summaries.
Ada. C. C++. FORTRAN. Java. LISP. ML. Pascal. Perl. Postscript. Prolog. Smalltalk.
References.
Index.
