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Can you share how long you have been a programmer? Also can you give pointers like books or courses (coursera) for studying formal programming language theory?

• tjr 13y ago
  Hmm, I started programming around 1991, but didn't take it seriously until around 1997. I haven't gone through this class, but it appears to cover the basics of programming language topics: https://www.udacity.com/course/cs262 https://www.udacity.com/course/cs262 And I like this book: http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/essentials-programming-languages http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/essentials-programming-languag... You can get much, much deeper into this topic, but skimming the surface a bit was really all I was suggesting, unless you have interest in programming language design in particular.
  • test001only 13y ago
    Thanks for the links. Is "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs" from MIT press similar to essentials programming language?
    • tjr 13y ago
      There is some overlap. EOPL naturally focuses on, and goes deeper into, programming language design topics, but SICP covers it some as well. Chapter 4, especially: http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-25.html#%_chap_4 http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book-Z-H-25.html...