Programming Language Fundamentals by Martin Erwig - 9781394251537

Programming Language FundamentalsA Metalanguage Approach in Elm\nAuthor(s): Martin Erwig\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9781394251537, 978-1394251537\nSynopsis\nPROGRAMMING LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS Understand the key principles of programming languages Programming languages are the tools needed to let algorithms run on electronic computers. As they form the linguistic interface between humans and machines, the understanding of programming languages is essential for being able to control machine behavior. Programming Language Fundamentals offers a precise, comprehensive introduction to the principles that are the basis of most programming languages. Explaining both functional programming and logic programming, it presents a broad perspective on programming and constitutes an indispensable introduction to the foundations of programming languages. Programming Language Fundamentals readers will also fin.