This volume, sixth in a series of collected works by world-renowned computer scientist Donald E. Knuth, assembles approximately two doxen of his pioneering contributions to the field of computer languages, including papers on ALGOL, SOL, RUNCIBLE, and FORTRAN. Papers on the early development of programming languages, the history of writing compilers, the characterization of parenthesis languages, and the semantics of context-free languages are also included.

About the Author
Donald E. Knuth is professor emeritus of The Art of Computer Programming at Stanford University.


Book Information
ISBN 9781575863825
Author Donald E. Knuth
Format Paperback
Page Count 610
Imprint Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Publisher Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Weight(grams) 851g
Dimensions(mm) 23mm * 17mm * 3mm