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Handbook of Programming Languages Volume 4 (Handbook of Programming Languages)

Functional, Concurrent & Logic Programming Languages (Hardcover)♥ Add to Wishlist

by Peter H. Salus

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Volume IV begins with the Logic Programming group, all descended from John McCarthy's LISP of the late 1960s. The Volume begins with a few pages from the LISP 1.5 Programmers Manual, a vital token of things to come and moves on to LISP's offspring: LISP, Scheme, Guile, and CLOS. Finally, Jamie Andrews provides a substantial essay on the most important Functional programming language, Prolog. The contributions are designed to enable the programmer ... more

     

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      Used Very Good(1 Copy): Very Good 1578700116 Vol. 4: Functional & Logic Programming Languages, edited by Peter H. Salus; Macmillan Technical Publishing(1998); HB, VGVG; NOT ex-lib, NOT remainder, NOT bk club; Like New! Binding tight, covers straight, slightly edgeworn; 250pp txt, 22 prelim pp, NO markings, pgs clean; "Handbook of Programming Languages, " provides a complete reference on the fundamentals of programming languages &methodologies including functional & logic programming languages w/the functional programming group; Vol IV (featuring an essay on the development of C by creator Dennis Ritchie, a chapter describing the philosophy & use of the language by pioneer Ralph Griswold (Icon's creator), & an essay on intermediate languages by Ron Cytron) begins w/pages from the Lisp 1.5 Manual, moves on to discuss Lisp's offspring: Emacs Lisp, Scheme, Guile& Clos, explaining the history of each language, describing syntax &semantics, w/how to information& tips, pointing out potential traps; For programmers understanding functional programming is key to evaluating the best functional & logic programming language for the purpose at hand, making it easier to understand & predict the program's behavior.
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      About the Book

      Volume IV begins with the Logic Programming group, all descended from John McCarthy's LISP of the late 1960s. The Volume begins with a few pages from the LISP 1.5 Programmers Manual, a vital token of things to come and moves on to LISP's offspring: LISP, Scheme, Guile, and CLOS. Finally, Jamie Andrews provides a substantial essay on the most important Functional programming language, Prolog. The contributions are designed to enable the programmer to evaluate the languages and to understand the ways in which each works.
      -- Bob Chassell on Emacs LISP
      -- Brian Harvey on Scheme
      -- Jim Blandy on Guile
      -- Jim Veitch on CLOS
      -- Jamie Andrews on Prolog

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      • Media: Hardcover Book, 250 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: MacMillan Technical Publishing
      • ISBN-10: 1578700116
      • ISBN-13: 9781578700110
      • Dimensions: 6.29 x 9.43 x 0.98 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 1.20 lbs
      • Categories: General Programming Languages

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