Concepts of Programming Languages (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133943023
Author: Robert W. Sebesta
Publisher: PEARSON
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Orthogonality:
Orthogonality means the primitive constructs of a
Orthogonality makes programming languages easier to learn and lack of orthogonality in the programming languages will lead to exceptions, which will make the programming language difficult to learn...
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Concepts of Programming Languages (11th Edition)
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- Briefly, discuss the Orthogonality characteristic of programming languagesarrow_forwardCompilers have a tough time dealing with both the VLIW paradigm and the superscalar paradigm; nevertheless, which one is more challenging? Why?arrow_forwardExplain the concept of portability in relation to the different programming languages.arrow_forward
- One characteristic of programming languages that varies widely from language to language is how parameters are passed. Among ALGOL, Pascal, Ada, C, C++, Java, and C#, no two languages pass parameters in exactly the same way. Among these languages, choose the one that you believe has adopted the best approach to parameter passing. Defend your decision by outlining the advantages of the approach of the language that you chose and the disadvantages of the approaches taken by other languages.arrow_forwardSome language definitions specify a particular representation for data types in memory, while others specify only the semantic behavior of those types. For languages in the latter class, some implementations guarantee a particular representation, while others reserve the right to choose different representations in different circumstances. Which approach do you prefer? Why?arrow_forwardDiscuss the concept of operator precedence and associativity in programming languages. Why is it important for understanding and writing correct code?arrow_forward
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