Programming Language Pragmatics 4th Edition by Michael Scott (PDF)

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Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive programming language textbook available today. It is distinguished and acclaimed for its integrated treatment of language design and implementation, with an emphasis on the fundamental tradeoffs that continue to drive software development.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 featuring the ARM and x86 64-bit architectures.Updated coverage of the latest developments in programming language design, including C & C++11, Java 8, C# 5, Scala, Go, Swift, Python 3, and HTML 5Updated treatment of functional programming, with extensive coverage of OCamlNew chapters devoted to type systems and composite typesUnified and updated treatment of polymorphism in all its formsNew examples featuring the ARM and x86 64-bit architectures

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⭐great book if you are taking courses on programming language and compilers courses. I bought this book for my course because it was recommended by my Professor, but I will be keeping it even after the completion of the course. I got the ebook version. Too good!

⭐This book explains how high level programming languages are designed to enable a computer programmer to implement solutions that are efficient and scalable. It presents the programming constructs that are independent of the programming language. Once the reader has mastered the constructs presented by this book they will be able to learn any new programming language quickly. This book was part of the curriculum of my Computer Engineering Degree and after working in the software industry for many years I completely understand why. It has given me the ability learn and understand new languages beyond the language syntax. Once you learn the how and why of a computer language you will realize that the rest is just syntax.

⭐I have had this book for no more than 2 hours and the pages have already started to come out from the binding within 30 minutes of reading. Material is great and unmatched if you have a general background in CS, but it’s upsetting how terrible the bindings are. Now I have loose pages everywhere.

⭐About as thorough a survey of programming languages and their design challenges/decisions as I could imagine. However, conspicuously omits some of the newer languages from much of its discussion, so -1 star.

⭐A readable and enjoyable addition to my home library. It will take a full year to read and grasp in its entirety for most people, and I am okay with this fact.

⭐Nice organization and break down of topics. Excellent reviews at end of each chapter.

⭐If you’re a language nerd you’ll love this book. A++ plot and great character development.

⭐Programming Language Pragmatics seems to be held in fairly high regard among those in computer science. Though I can’t fathom why and I struggle to understand who the book is for. This text seems to assume prior knowledge in automata theory, compiler design, and formal language theory which, if you are using this book for an undergraduate programming languages class, is not very likely. Programming Language Pragmatics contains walls of text that, despite being incredibly dense, don’t communicate concepts effectively. It has some interesting insights into the philosophies and design decisions behind programming languages but it is marred by poor organization and lack of clarity.If this is a required text, I’d wait to find out if your teacher actually assigns homework out of it before buying this monstrosity.

⭐A well written and brilliant book on programming languages.More on the theoretical end of the subject but hugely useful to read. I have the previous edition which is also excellent.

⭐This isn’t an easy book to read for a beginner​ like myself. I’m only on chapter two and I’ve to constantly Google many of the terms and concepts in the chapters. However, the topics so far inspire me to keep learning.

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