Formal Semantics of Programming Languages
Author(s) -
Peter D. Mosses
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
electronic notes in theoretical computer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.242
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1571-0661
DOI - 10.1016/j.entcs.2005.12.012
Subject(s) - programming language , computer science , semantics (computer science) , modularity (biology) , formal semantics (linguistics) , action semantics , operational semantics , denotational semantics , programming language theory , fifth generation programming language , programming paradigm , genetics , biology
These notes give an overview of the main frameworks that have been developed for specifying the formal semantics of programming languages. Some of the pragmatic aspects of semantic descriptions are discussed, including modularity, and potential applicability to visual and modelling languages. References to the literature provide starting points for further study
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