Wentworth
Institute of Technology
Practical foundations for programming languages /
Types are the central organizing principle of the theory of programming languages. In this innovative book, Professor Robert Harper offers a fresh perspective on the fundamentals of these languages through the use of type theory. Whereas most textbooks on the subject emphasize taxonomy, Harper inste...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | Types are the central organizing principle of the theory of programming languages. In this innovative book, Professor Robert Harper offers a fresh perspective on the fundamentals of these languages through the use of type theory. Whereas most textbooks on the subject emphasize taxonomy, Harper instead emphasizes genetics, examining the building blocks from which all programming languages are constructed. Language features are manifestations of type structure. The syntax of a language is governed by the constructs that define its types, and its semantics is determined by the interactions among those constructs. The soundness of a language design - the absence of ill-defined programs - follows naturally. Professor Harper's presentation is simultaneously rigorous and intuitive, relying on elementary mathematics. The framework he outlines scales easily to a rich variety of language concepts and is directly applicable to their implementation. The result is a lucid introduction to programming theory that is both accessible and practical.--Publisher. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 471 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes notes at chapter ends, bibliographical references (pages 457-463), and index. |
| ISBN: | 1107306841 9781107306844 9781107314597 1107314593 9781139342131 1139342134 9781107301757 1107301750 9781107309043 1107309042 1107237300 9781107237308 1107254868 9781107254862 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |