Concepts Of Programming Languages
Concepts Of Programming Languages
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ISBN: 9780134997186
Author: Sebesta, Robert W.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Why is it useful for a programmer to have some background in language design, even though he or she may never actually design a programming language?

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Background knowledge in language design:

It is advised for programmers to have some background in language design even though most of them are never going to design a programming language. There are varieties of benefits by learning about the core idea behind the language design.

  • A person cannot learn all the programming languages used in the computing industry.
  • Moreover, learning a new programming language is a tedious process.

But if a person have some knowledge about the universal philosophy behind all the languages, then it will be much easier to learn a whole new programming language, because all programming languages are governed by a set of universal philosophies.

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