December 2021
Beginner
840 pages
47h 29m
English
Content preview from Programming Languages: Concepts and Implementation
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PART IIIINTERPRETER IMPLEMENTATION
Chapters 10–11 and Sections 12.2, 12.4, and 12.6–12.7 are inspired by Friedman, Wand, and Haynes (2001, Chapter 3). The primary difference between the two approaches is in implementation language. We use Python to build environment-passing interpreters while Friedman, Wand, and Haynes (2001) uses Scheme. Appendix A provides an introduction to the Python programming language.
We recommend that readers begin with online Appendix D, which is a guide to getting started with Camille and includes details of its syntax and semantics, how to acquire access to the Camille Git repository necessary for using Camille, and the pedagogical approach to using the language. Online Appendix E provides the individual grammars ...