{"product_id":"9780954300630","title":"Programming Languages And Operational Semantics","description":"This book provides a concise introduction to the essential concepts in\u003cp\u003eprogramming languages, using techniques from operational semantics. It is\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eaddressed to undergraduate students, as a complement to programming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elanguages or operational semantics courses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are three parts in the book, highlighting three major\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eprogramming paradigms:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- imperative languages: the main features of these\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elanguages are illustrated using Java, C, Pascal\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- functional languages: modern languages such as ML and Haskell are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eused to describe the functional style of programming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- logic languages: the last part of the book gives an overview of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elogic programming using Prolog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a general description of each family of languages, their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esemantics are studied using abstract machines and structural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eoperational semantics. The book gives an in-depth analysis of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebasic concepts in programming languages instead of a mere survey of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003elanguages, privileging the understanding of the basic techniques\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eunderlying the semantics of languages over simply describing their\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eproperties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"College Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47016676720880,"sku":"9780954300630","price":18.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780954300630_p0.jpg?v=1763867307","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780954300630","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}