Essentials of Programming Languages - 2nd Edition by Daniel P. Friedman

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A new edition of a textbook that provides students with a deep, working understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages, completely revised, with significant new material.

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aethercowboy 605 reviews

Essentials of Programming Languages may sound like a fairly simple, noobish book. "Hey, I need to learn about programming languages. Where do I start?" Well, sad to say, it's not that kind of essentials. Reading EOPL as an intro to programming languages is like reading a book-length "Molecular Structure of Nucleic Acids: A Structure for Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid" by Watson and Crick to get you started on biology.

That isn't to say this book isn't great. It is. It's just for a more advanced programmers who have a sturdy foundation already in programming. A sturdy foundation, that is, that can be readily swept away while Friedman et al. blow your mind with aspects of programming languages you would have never thought before.

I recommend this show more book for anybody pursuing a career or education in computer science or its related fields, and not for the introductory programmer, unless that introductory programmer is also an advanced mathematician. show less

Jun 27, 2011

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