Comparative Languages

Catalog description

Begins with a history of the development of programming languages that provides the background necessary to understand programming-language design and evaluation. This is followed by an introduction to the basic programming language constructs and then critically comparing their implementation in some of the most common languages. Included is a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of modern programming languages for a variety of applications. Some of the languages discussed are LISP, C, Small Talk, C++, Java, Ada, PL/1, and Prolog.