Types and Programming Languages

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Ranked #34 in Computer Science, Ranked #56 in Programmingsee more rankings.

A comprehensive introduction to type systems and programming languages.

A type system is a syntactic method for automatically checking the absence of certain erroneous behaviors by classifying program phrases according to the kinds of values they compute. The study of type systems--and of programming languages from a type-theoretic perspective--has important applications in software engineering, language design, high-performance compilers, and security.

This text provides a comprehensive introduction both to type systems in computer science and to the basic theory...
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Ana Bell It’s not a book for beginners, but it’s a good book if you’re interested in the theory behind programming languages. (Source)


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