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Hardcover: 930 pages
Publisher: MIT Press (5 Mar 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0262220695
ISBN-13: 978-0262220699
Product Dimensions: 25.6 x 21.2 x 5 cm

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Each model has its own set of techniques and each is included on the basis of its usefulness in practice. The general models include declarative programming, declarative concurrency, message-passing concurrency, explicit state, object-oriented programming, shared-state concurrency and relational programming. Specialised models include graphical user interface programming, distributed programming and constraint programming. Each model is based on its kernel language - a simple core language that consists of a small number of programmer-significant elements. The kernel languages are introduced progressively, adding concepts one by one.

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5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Book, 23 Mar 2004

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In the 1970s the classic "Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs" helped popularise procedural programming. In the 1980s we had "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" which helped awareness of functional programming but was originally aimed primarily at Engineering Students rather than those studying Computational Science. The 1990s saw the rise of Object Orientation alongside books like "Design Patterns".

We now have "Concepts, Techniques and Models of Computer Programming". This is an important book. The authors have attempted to distill the underlying relationships between computing's "big ideas" into a coherent whole and have largely succeeded. As a result, this is a book that needs to be widely adopted in CS Education, if only to show that Java and C++ are not the only way to program. This is especially important considering that there are ideas such as "dataflow", "logic variables" and the disciplined handling of state which the former languages lack.

Experienced programmers would also benefit from the ideas contained within this book. At first glance the Oz language appears to differ quite radically, but these are only surface quirks. (For example using "Q$ instead of "funcName (param1, param2)".) The real differences are in the capabilities of the language, and these reward exploration.

These comments are primarily based upon the reading of a draft copy of the book that the author's made available on the Web prior to final publication. I now have the print edition which if anything strengthens my opinions.

Recommended.

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