false 2471645 1 This book provides students with a deep, working understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages. Most of these essentials relate to the semantics, or meaning, of program elements, and the text uses interpreters (short programs that directly analyze an abstract representation of the program text) to express the semantics of many essential language elements in a way that is both clear and executable. The approach is both analytical and hands-on. The book provides views of programming languages using widely varying levels of abstraction, maintaining a clear connection between the high-level and low-level views. Exercises are a vital part of the text and are scattered throughout; the text explains the key concepts, and the exercises explore alternative designs and other issues. The complete Scheme code for all the interpreters and analyzers in the book can be found online through The MIT Press Web site.<br /> <br /> For this new edition, each chapter has been revised and many new exercises have been added. Significant additions have been made to the text, including completely new chapters on modules and continuation-passing style. <i>Essentials of Programming Languages</i> can be used for both graduate and undergraduate courses, and for continuing education courses for programmers. 2478842 30 4 2008 Essentials of Programming Languages, 3rd Edition total:1|5:1| 1 5 6 0 2471645 0262062798 9780262062794 1 0 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2471645.Essentials_of_Programming_Languages_3rd_Edition 0 0 false Sun Mar 29 09:56:33 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 09:56:33 -0700 2009 2471645 0262062798 9780262062794 1 0 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2471645.Essentials_of_Programming_Languages_3rd_Edition 5 0 false Fri Jan 30 08:18:48 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 08:18:51 -0800 2009 2471645 0262062798 9780262062794 1 0 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2471645.Essentials_of_Programming_Languages_3rd_Edition 0 0 false Fri Sep 26 14:45:24 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 18:24:18 -0700 2008 2471645 0262062798 9780262062794 1 0 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2471645.Essentials_of_Programming_Languages_3rd_Edition 0 0 false Sun Aug 10 02:48:32 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 02:48:46 -0700 2008 2471645 0262062798 9780262062794 1 0 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2471645.Essentials_of_Programming_Languages_3rd_Edition 0 0 false Fri Jul 18 00:34:55 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 18 00:34:55 -0700 2008 2471645 0262062798 9780262062794 1 0 5.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2471645.Essentials_of_Programming_Languages_3rd_Edition 0 0 false Wed Jun 04 11:59:15 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 03 15:03:49 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2471645