Programming Language Concepts

• Main Author: Sestoft, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science, 50
• Subjects: Computer science.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Computer Science.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.

Programming Language Concepts uses a functional programming language (F#) as the metalanguage in which to present all concepts and examples, and thus has an operational flavour, enabling practical experiments and exercises. It includes basic concepts such as abstract syntax, interpretation, stack ma...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• Introduction
• Interpreters and Compilers
• From Concrete Syntax to Abstract Syntax
• A First-Order Functional Language
• High-Order Functions
• Polymorphic Types
• Imperative Languages
• Compiling Micro-C
• Real-World Abstract Machines
• Garbage Collection
• Continuations
• Locally Optimizing Compiler
• Crash Course in F#
• Index.