Masterminds of programming / edited by Federico Biancuzzi and Shane Warden.

Other author Biancuzzi, Federico.
Other author Warden, Shane.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSebastopol, CA : O'Reilly, 2009.
Descriptionxii, 480 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Computer programming.
Programming languages (Electronic computers)
Computer algorithms.
Computer programmers--Interviews.

Contents C++ / Bjarne Stroustrup -- Python / Guido von Rossum -- APL / Adin D. Falkoff -- Forth / Charles D. Moore -- BASIC / Thomas E. Kurtz -- AWK / Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger, and Brian Kernighan -- Lua / Luiz Henrique de Figueiredo and Roberto Ierusalimschy -- Haskell / Simon Peyton Jones ... [et al.] -- ML / Robin Milner -- SQL / Don Chamberlin -- Objective-C / Brad Cox and Tom Love -- Java / James Gosling -- C# / Anders Hejlsberg -- UML / Ivar Jacobson, James Rumbaugh, and Grady Booch -- Perl / Larry Wall -- PostScript / Charles Geschke and John Warnock -- Eiffel / Betrand Meyer.
Review "Masterminds of Programming features exclusive interviews with the creators of several historic and highly influential programming languages. In this interview collection, you'll learn about the processes that led to specific design decisions, including the goals these pioneers had in mind, the trade-offs they had to make, and how their experiences have made an impact on programming today."--P. [4] of cover.
Local noteLittle-352869--305131030833U
General note"Conversations with the creators of major programming languages"--Cover.
General noteIncludes index.
ISBN0596515170 (pbk.)
ISBN9780596515171

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks QA76.6 .M37 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold