Types and Programming Languages by Benjamin C. Pierce

Types and Programming Languages



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ISBN: 0262162091, 9780262162098
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Page: 645
Publisher: MIT


For me it all started when I took up TAPL (Types and Programming Languages) by Benjamin Pierce. Got says: February 28, 2011 at 1:51 am. I boil it down to 10 practices – or “commandments” if you like – which often break down or are not properly understand to begin with. There are different types of software that can be used to direct the computer system. But this doesn't make HTML a programming language. But that doesn't even matter – programming languages (even C) specify that their int type be binary or at least behave as such – so x&1 will ALWAYS work. There is widespread confusion or disagreement about the meanings of the words static, dynamic, strong and weak when used to describe the type systems of programming languages. The effective utilization and control of a computer system is primarily through the software of the system. And software presents an opportunity to help . In this model, interaction with the computer is fundamentally an act of creation, the creative act of programming, of assembling language to express ideas, access information, and automate tasks. Or rather, I would deconstruct these applications into libraries and grant users access to the functions and data types of these libraries within a grand unified programming environment. So the question, mostly directed at old timers, is to which resources would you send a friend asking for advice on learning about the theoretical study of programming languages? If you are a regular reader of my blog, you must be aware that one of the things that I get interest in is *types*. P.S The early LtU archives may be helpful, since I used LtU to I was impressed how I was able to express in several lines of Jocaml code what takes many classes with intricate synchronization and type casting in Java. So I am currently studying the language of "serious" language researchers in order to write a paper about Cat, and the book "Types and Programming Languages" by Benjamin Pierce has turned out to be a huge boon! HTML is a type of markup language.