Concepts of Programming Languages (11th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780133943023
Author: Robert W. Sebesta
Publisher: PEARSON
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Language Skills:
Everyone believes that the capacity of abstract thought is influenced greatly by the language skills.
- In fact one can’t think properly without a language. Language is used to shape the thoughts in a structured way.
- The Language serves to define many micro and macro functions. Out of its macro functions, one important function is the thought process.
- The thought processed is governed by the mother tongue. And this statement is true for both natural and
programming languages. - One cannot think without using any language to structure his/her thoughts. So far the use of language in general in our thought process. Now, focus on the programming languages...
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Concepts of Programming Languages (11th Edition)
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