In Praise of Programming Language Pragmatics,Third Edition
The ubiquity of computers in everyday life in the 21
st
century justifies the centrality of program-
ming languages to computer science education. Programming languages is the area that connects the
theoretical foundations of computer science, the source of problem-solving algorithms, to modern
computer architectures on which the corresponding programs produce solutions. Given the speed
with which computing technology advances in this post-Internet era, a computing textbook must
present a structure for organizing information about a subject, not just the facts of the subject itself.
In this book, Michael Scott broadly and comprehensively presents the key concepts of programming
languages and their implementation, in a manner appropriate for computer science majors.
— From the Foreword by Barbara Ryder, Virginia Tech
Programming Language Pragmatics is an outstanding introduction to language design and implemen-
tation. It illustrates not only the theoretical underpinnings of the languages that we use, but also the
ways in which they have been guided by the development of computer architecture, and the ways in
which they continue to evolve to meet the challenge of exploiting multicore hardware.
— Tim Harris, Microsoft Research
Michael Scott has provided us with a book that is faithful to its title—Programming Language Prag-
matics. In addition to coverage of traditional language topics, this text delves into the sometimes
obscure, but always necessary, details of fielding programming artifacts. This new edition is current
in its coverage of modern language fundamentals, and now includes new and updated material on
modern run-time environments, including virtual machines. This book is an excellent introduction
for anyone wishing to develop languages for real-world applications.
— Perry Alexander, Kansas University
Michael Scott has improved this new edition of Programming Language Pragmatic in big and small
ways. Changes include the addition of even more insightful examples, the conversion of Pascal
and MIPS examples to C and Intel 86, as well as a completely new chapter on run-time systems.
The additional chapter provides a deeper appreciation of the design and implementation issues of
modern languages.
— Eileen Head, Binghamton University
This new edition brings the gold standard of this dynamic field up to date while maintaining an
excellent balance of the three critical qualities needed in a textbook: breadth, depth, and clarity.
— Christopher Vickery, Queens College of CUNY
Programming Language Pragmatics provides a comprehensive treatment of programming language
theory and implementation. Michael Scott explains the concepts well and illustrates the practical
implications with hundreds of examples from the most popular and influential programming lan-
guages. With the welcome addition of a chapter on run-time systems, the third edition includes new
topics such as virtual machines, just-in-time compilation and symbolic debugging.
— William Calhoun, Bloomsburg University
zhengb3022016-05-17清晰带目录，非常的不错。
wenwang_mit2016-09-01虽然买了纸质原版，但是搜索不方便。有了pdf就ok了， 谢谢分享
fairy_01272018-08-22很好的资源，谢谢
