| Title: | Languages |
| Notice: | Speaking In Tongues |
| Moderator: | TLE::TOKLAS::FELDMAN |
| Created: | Sat Jan 25 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Wed May 21 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 394 |
| Total number of notes: | 2683 |
I am looking for a current text that catagorizes programming languages with respect to language features such as data abstraction, object oriented and typeing. The text should answer questions like: Is Pascal more stongly typed that Algol68? is Smalltalk more Object Oriented than Simula? Any references to books or publications appying to this would be appreciated.
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| 121.1 | might be outdated, but... | KOALA::ROBINS | Scott A. Robins, ZKO2-2/R94 | Mon Dec 01 1986 12:23 | 2 |
Programming Languages: Design and Implementation, by Terrence W.
Pratt.
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| 121.2 | try this one | USHS01::MCALLISTER | TARDIS Sales and Service Co. | Mon Dec 01 1986 16:30 | 17 |
Try "Programming Languages", 2nd edition by Allen B. Tucker,
Jr. McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1986,1977.
ISBN 0-07-065416-6
gives a framework for comparing languages via : expressivity,
well-definedness, data types and structures, modularity, input/output
facilities, portability, efficiency, pedogogy, and generality. Covers
the principle of language design and semantics, syntax, and pragmatics.
Languages covered : Ada(tm), APL, C, Cobol, Fortran, Lisp, Pascal,
PL/1, Prolog, Snobol, Modula 2.
includes program examples.
excellent reference for quick view of a language.
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| 121.3 | Heavy Books Answer all questions | WELSWS::DODD | Mon Dec 22 1986 11:47 | 9 | |
Maybe not exactly what you are looking for but any language comparison
could use the "LANGUAGE FUNDAMENTALS" book order no AA-M460E-TK
which is strictly a list of features for all our languages on all
our processor families. It doesn't give opinions or concept type
answers. But very useful if asked if our compiler implements certain
features/standards.
Andrew.
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| 121.4 | Some basics, some puns | TASMAN::EKOKERNAK | Mon Apr 27 1987 12:15 | 9 | |
You could also check
The_Programming_Language_Landscape by Henry Ledgard and Michael
Marcotty, Published by Science Research Associates, Inc., 1981.
I use it occasionally for basics.
Elaine
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