Programming Language Pragmatics, Second Edition
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Description
Thoroughly updated to reflect the most current developments in language design and implementation, the second edition
*Addresses key developments in programming language design:
Finalized C99 standard
Java 5
C# 2.0
Java concurrency package (JSR 166) and comparable mechanisms in C#
Java and C# generics
*Introduces and discusses scripting languages throughout the book and in an entire new chapter that covers:
Application domains: shell languages, text processing and report generation, mathematics and statistics, glue languages and general purpose scripting, extension languages, scripting the World Wide Web
Design concepts: names and scopes, string and pattern manipulation, high level data types, object orientation
Major languages: Perl, PHP, Tcl/Tk, Python, Ruby, JavaScript, XLST
*Updates many sections and topics:
iterators
exceptions
polymorphism
templates/generics
scope rules and declaration ordering
separate compilation
garbage collection
threads and synchronization
New pedagogical features
Design & Implementation boxes
Highlight the interplay between language design and language implementation
Test Your Understanding review questions
Help students assess their understanding of key points of a section
In More Depth CD supplements
Present more advanced or peripheral material for students who would like to extend their knowledge
Explorations
Provide students with additional exercises that are open-ended, research-type activities
New reference features
Over 900 numbered and titled examples help the student to quickly cross-reference and access content for initial study and later review.
Indices (in the printed text) for both the Design and Implementation boxes and the numbered examples.
CD search engine for both the printed text and the supplemental sections.
Live links on the CD to Web-based language tutorials, reference manuals, and compilers and interpreters.
On the CD
In More Depth sections and sub-sections that are introduced in the book and presented on the CD
In More Depth Exercises and Explorations for students wanting additional challenges
Links to Web-based language reference manuals and tutorials
Links to Web-based compilers and interpreters
Text files containing the code fragments featured as examples in the book
Search engine to search both the main text and the CD-only content
CD System Requirements
PDF Viewer
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HTML Browser
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Operating System
This CD can be used under any operating system that includes an HTML browser and a PDF viewer. This includes Windows, Mac OS, and most Linux and Unix systems.
Instructor support
Password-protected site for adopters who request the password from a sales representative
Solutions to most exercises
Figures from the book in several formats
Lecture slides prepared by other instructors
New Coverage:
* Addresses the most recent developments in programming language design, including C99, C#, and Java 5.
* Introduces and discusses scripting languages throughout the book as well as in an entire new chapter.
* Includes a comprehensive chapter on concurrency, with coverage of the new Java concurrency package (JSR 166) and the comparable mechanisms in C#.
* Updates many sections and topics, including iterators, exceptions, polymorphism, templates/generics, scope rules and declaration ordering, separate compilation, garbage collection, and threads and synchronization.
New Pedagogical Features:
* Highlights the interaction and tradeoffs inherent in language design and language implementation decisions with over 100 "Design and Implementation" call-out boxes.
* Adds end-of-chapter "Exploration" exercisesopen-ended, research-type activities.
* Provides review questions after sections for quick self-assessment.
* Includes over 800 numbered examples to help the reader quickly cross-reference and access content. |
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