Programming Languages: Concepts and Implementation, First Edition
- 28h 1m
- Saverio Perugini
- Jones and Bartlett Learning
- 2023
Programming Languages: Concepts and Implementation is a textbook on the fundamental principles of programming languages through a combination of concept-based and interpreter-based approaches. The book has an implementation-oriented focus and features conceptual and programming exercises that give students practical experience applying language theory and concepts. The book also showcases the construction of a progressive series of language interpreters in Python that cover the implementation of a host of core language concepts such as scope, first-class functions, and parameter passing. Other programming styles, including logic/declarative programming, and compelling language features, such as first-class continuations, are also discussed. Concepts are presented in Python, Scheme, JavaScript, Ruby, ML, Haskell, Prolog, and various other programming languages. This book is intended as a general-purpose textbook for a course on programming languages.
Features and Benefits
- Hybrid conceptual- and interpreter-based approach
- Hands-on, implementation-oriented focus
- Numerous conceptual and programming exercises
- Interpreter-based projects in Python (and Scheme)
- All interpreter code (and solutions) in Python are provided as a Git repository in BitBucket
- Language tutorial appendices on Python, ML, and Haskell
About the Author
Saverio Perugini, PhD - Professor, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio
Saverio Perugini is a Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science at Ave Maria University. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech (2004). Perugini can be reached at saverio.perugini@avemaria.edu. For more information, see https://saverio.carrd.co
In this Book
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Introduction
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Formal Languages and Grammars
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Scanning and Parsing
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Programming Language Implementation
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Functional Programming in Scheme
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Binding and Scope
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Type Systems
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Currying and Higher-Order Functions
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Data Abstraction
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Local Binding and Conditional Evaluation
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Functions and Closures
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Parameter Passing
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Control and Exception Handling
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Logic Programming
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Conclusion
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Bibliography
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Colophon
