Programming Language Pragmatics is a very well-written textbook that captures the interest and
focus of the reader. Each of the topics is very well introduced, developed, illustrated, and inte-
grated with the preceding and following topics. The author employs up-to-date information and
illustrates each concept by using examples from various programming languages. The level of pre-
sentation is appropriate for students, and the pedagogical features help make the chapters very easy
to follow and refer back to.
—Kamal Dahbur, DePaul University
Programming Language Pragmatics strikes a good balance between depth and breadth in its
coverage on of both classic and updated languages.
—Jingke Li, Portland State University
Programming Language Pragmatics is the most comprehensive book to date on the theory and
implementation of programming languages. Prof. Scott writes well, conveying both unifying fun-
damental principles and the differing design choices found in today’s major languages. Several
improvements give this new second edition a more user-friendly format.
—William Calhoun, Bloomsburg University
Prof. Scott has met his goal of improving Programming Language Pragmatics by bringing the
text up-to-date and making the material more accessible for students. The addition of the chapter
on scripting languages and the use of XML to illustrate the use of scripting languages is unique in
programming languages texts and is an important addition.
—Eileen Head, Binghamton University
This new edition of Programming Language Pragmatics does an excellent job of balancing the
three critical qualities needed in a textbook: breadth, depth, and clarity. Prof. Scott manages to
cover the full gamut of programming languages, from the oldest to the newest with sufficient depth
to give students a good understanding of the important features of each, but without getting bogged
down in arcane and idiosyncratic details. The new chapter on scripting languages is a most valu-
able addition as this class of languages continues to emerge as a major mainstream technology.
This book is sure to become the gold standard of the field.
—Christopher Vickery, Queens College of CUNY
Programming Language Pragmatics not only explains language concepts and implementation
details with admirable clarity, but also shows how computer architecture and compilers influ-
ence language design and implementation... This book shows that programming languages are
the true center of computer science—the bridges spanning the chasm between programmer and
machine.
—From the Foreword by Jim Larus, Microsoft Research
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