Preface
Before you start reading this book, it is important to think about the distinction between programming languages and programming language features. I believe that developers benefit from being able to rely on an extensive set of programming language features, and that a solid understanding of these features—in any language—will help them be productive in a variety of programming languages, present or future.
The world of programming languages is varied and continues to evolve all the time. As a developer, you are expected to adapt and to repeatedly transfer your programming skills from one language to another. Learning new programming languages is made easier by mastering a set of core features that today’s languages often share, and ...
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