Programming Language Concepts

• Main Author: Sestoft, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2017.
• Series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Data structures (Computer science).; Computer Science.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.; Data Storage Representation.

This book uses a functional programming language (F#) as a metalanguage 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 machines, compilation, type check...