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| From | "Derek M. Jones" <derek@_NOSPAM_knosof.co.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.compilers |
| Subject | Re: PhD or books on history of individual languages |
| Date | 2020-03-08 21:36 +0000 |
| Organization | virginmedia.com |
| Message-ID | <20-03-010@comp.compilers> (permalink) |
| References | <18-11-009@comp.compilers> <20-03-008@comp.compilers> |
gah4,
> Another book that you might be interested in is:
>
> "Programming Language Standardization"
^
s
Amazon does not find it with the z spelling [see below -John]
There was an update in the September 1994 issue of
Computer Standards & Interfaces, devoted to programming
language standards.
I have a copy, but only because I wrote the C article.
> It seems to be usual for a language to be in common use before
> anyone gets around to writing a standard. That complicates the
> process.
I'm not sure that can be said for Modula-2, whose fans thought it
was not popular yet because it did not have an ISO standard.
> Chapters are written by different people, but in book style,
> not journal article style.
My copy of "Handbook of Programming languages vol 1, object-oriented
programming" has arrived, all 2.5 inches of thickness.
It's chapters are really extended marketing pieces by someone
involved in the language design.
> [It was published by Ellis Harwood in 1980, long out of print, but in a fair
> number of academic libraries. -John]
Amazon lists a copy for £2.95.
It's surprising that nobody has written a PhD on Cobol or Fortran.
I'm sure it will happen eventually.
--
Derek M. Jones
blog:shape-of-code.coding-guidelines.com
[Amazon US doesn't find it with either spelling, Amazon UK finds three
copies including one in the US. US library catalogs finds it spelled
with a z. I've asked my library to borrow a copy for me. -John]
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Re: PhD or books on history of individual languages gah4@u.washington.edu - 2020-02-27 18:43 -0800
Re: PhD or books on history of individual languages "Derek M. Jones" <derek@_NOSPAM_knosof.co.uk> - 2020-02-28 14:28 +0000
Re: PhD or books on history of individual languages gah4@u.washington.edu - 2020-03-06 12:30 -0800
Re: PhD or books on history of individual languages "Derek M. Jones" <derek@_NOSPAM_knosof.co.uk> - 2020-03-08 21:36 +0000
Re: PhD or books on history of individual languages George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2020-03-09 07:33 -0400
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