Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation

by Shriram Krishnamurthi

This book is the fruit of a vision for teaching programming languages by integrating the “two cultures” that have evolved in its pedagogy. One culture is based on interpreters, while the other emphasizes a survey of languages.

Genres: Computer Science, Programming, Computers, Technology, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Language

440 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 1, 2007

Reviews

[David Friedman · Rating 5 out of 5]

PLAI is a superb successor to EOPL, Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand, and Christopher T. Haynes' Essentials of Programming Languages. The explanations are clear and deep and the code is beautiful.

[Pablo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing book about building programming languages with a very easy-going process of building interpreters. Even if you never plan on designing a programming language, it can be very instructive (if you take programming seriously)