Programming Language Pragmatics, Second Edition.pdf

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.

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-

the true center of computer science—the bridges spanning the chasm between programmer and

machine.

—From the Foreword by Jim Larus, Microsoft Research

Programming Language Pragmatics

SECOND EDITION