Re: Language Books

Terrence Enger <tenger@idirect.com>
26 Jul 1998 00:25:08 -0400

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From: Terrence Enger <tenger@idirect.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 26 Jul 1998 00:25:08 -0400
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 98-07-131
Keywords: books, design, comment

Russell Rader <rrader@ford.com> wrote ...
[snip]
> Can anyone out there give me your recommendation on books on programming
> language design? (not compiler design itself, but overlap between the
> two would be ok, I guess)


A book that I found readable and informative is "Programming Languages:
Design and Implementation" by Terrence W. Pratt. The edition I have (1975,
and I thought I was really a big spender when I paid C$23.75 for it) is
more elementary than what you want, but I felt greatly informed by the
author's explanation of the dimensions on which he compares his example
languages. There have been at least two later editions, and the later ones
may fit the bill. For clarity of exposition, Mr. (Dr.?, Prof.?) has my
recommendation.
[Amazon has the 1996 edition at:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0136780121/theinvincibleeleA/
Anyone who's read it care to review it? -John]
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