Programming Language Pragmatics
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Programming Language Pragmatics, Fourth Edition, is the most comprehensive programming language textbook available today. It is distinguished and acclaimed for its integrated treatment of language design and implementation, with an emphasis on the fundamental tradeoffs that continue to drive software development.
The book provides readers with a solid foundation in the syntax, semantics, and pragmatics of the full range of programming languages, from traditional languages like C to the latest in functional, scripting, and object-oriented programming. This fourth edition has been heavily revised throughout, with expanded coverage of type systems and functional programming, a unified treatment of polymorphism, highlights of the newest language standards, and examples featuring the ARM and x86 64-bit architectures.
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It is a good book covering all major aspects of programming design. I was primarily interested in the book to refresh type systems.
It is more or less organized around the compiler stages and is clear.
There is not a deal-breaker but I think if there were some talk about actually implementing these ideas, it would be better because actually coding some of these ideas is equally tricky.
