Concepts and Semantics of Programming Languages 1: A Semantical Approach with Ocaml and Python (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781786305305)

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.

Author: Therese Hardin, Mathieu Jaume, Francois Pessaux
ISBN-10: 1786305305
ISBN-13: 9781786305305
Publisher: Wiley-Iste
Language: English
Published: 08/17/2021
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d