Selected Papers on Computer Languages
Author | : Donald Ervin Knuth |
Publisher | : Stanford Univ Center for the Study |
Total Pages | : 594 |
Release | : 2003 |
ISBN-10 | : 1575863812 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781575863818 |
Rating | : 4/5 (818 Downloads) |
Download or read book Selected Papers on Computer Languages written by Donald Ervin Knuth and published by Stanford Univ Center for the Study. This book was released on 2003 with total page 594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, sixth in a series of collected works by world-renowned computer scientist Donald E. Knuth, assembles approximately two doxen of his pioneering contributions to the field of computer languages, including papers on ALGOL, SOL, RUNCIBLE, and FORTRAN. Papers on the early development of programming languages, the history of writing compilers, the characterization of parenthesis languages, and the semantics of context-free languages are also included.