This book the first of two volumes explores the syntactical constructs of the most common programming languages, and sheds a mathematical light on their semantics, while also providing an accurate presentation of the material aspects that interfere with coding.

Concepts and Semantics of Programming Languages 1 is dedicated to functional and imperative features. Included is the formal study of the semantics of typing and execution; their acquisition is facilitated by implementation into OCaml and Python, as well as by worked examples. Data representation is considered in detail: endianness, pointers, memory management, union types and pattern-matching, etc., with examples in OCaml, C and C++. The second volume introduces a specific model for studying modular and object features and uses this model to present Ada and OCaml modules, and subsequently Java, C++, OCaml and Python classes and objects.

This book is intended not only for computer science students and teachers but also seasoned programmers, who will find a guide to reading reference manuals and the foundations of program verification.

About the Author

Therese Hardin is Professor Emeritus at the Laboratoire d Informatique de Paris 6 (LIP6), Sorbonne University, France.

Mathieu Jaume is a lecturer at the Laboratoire d Informatique de Paris 6 (LIP6), Sorbonne University, France.

Francois Pessaux is Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Systems Engineering Unit (U2IS) of ENSTA Paris, France.

Veronique Viguie Donzeau-Gouge is Professor Emeritus at the Centre d etudes et de recherche en informatique (CEDRIC) of the Conservatoire national des arts et metiers (Cnam Paris), France.

Book Information
ISBN 9781786305305
Author Therese Hardin
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Publisher ISTE Ltd and John Wiley & Sons Inc
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 10mm * 10mm * 10mm