Understanding Computation
From Simple Machines to Impossible Programs
| Price | $9.44 - $33.99
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| Rating |  |
| Author | Tom Stuart |
| Publisher | O'Reilly Media |
| Published | 2013 |
| Pages | 332 |
| Language | English |
| Format | Paper book / ebook (PDF) |
| ISBN-10 | 1449329276 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781449329273 |
Finally, you can learn computation theory and programming language design in an engaging, practical way. Understanding Computation explains theoretical computer science in a context you'll recognize, helping you appreciate why these ideas matter and how they can inform your day-to-day programming.
Rather than use mathematical notation or an unfamiliar academic programming language like Haskell or Lisp, this book uses Ruby in a reductionist manner to present formal semantics, automata theory, and functional programming with the lambda calculus. It's ideal for programmers versed in modern languages, with little or no formal training in computer science.
- Tom Stuart
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