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I can't find a language specification anywhere. Can you give me a link? go language spec hit #1: http://golang.org/ref/spec http://golang.org/ref/spec dart l

by ahoge 12y ago

I can't find a language specification anywhere. Can you give me a link? go language spec hit #1: http://golang.org/ref/spec http://golang.org/ref/spec dart language spec hit #1: https://www.dartlang.org/docs/spec/ https://www.dartlang.org/docs/spec/ java language spec hit #1: http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/ http://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/ For Swift, I can only find guides and references.

pjmlp 12y ago
At one click distance for any Mac developer: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/AboutTheLanguageReference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014097-CH29-XID_453 https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documenta...
- ahoge 12y ago
  From the very first paragraph: "The grammar described here is intended to help you understand the language in more detail, rather than to allow you to directly implement a parser or compiler." A language specification is for people who want to implement a parser/compiler/VM/etc. It's something you need if you want to standardize it (e.g. TC39 [ECMAScript] and TC52 [Dart]). A language specification is also generally clearly labeled as such. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language_specification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language_specificat... PHP, for example, doesn't have one.
  - pjmlp 12y ago
    Ah, so you mean a formal language spec, not an informal one. Edit: I forgot to mention that both Go and Java lack ECMA and ISO specs.
    - ahoge 12y ago
      Yes, a language specification is just a prerequisite for standardization. However, it's also useful for people who want to write their own implementation or tools. It also makes issue handling a bit smoother, because you can always check what the spec says if two bits of the ecosystem disagree with each other.

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I can't find a language specification anywhere. Can you give me a link? go language spec hit #1: http://golang.org/ref/spec http://golang.org/ref/spec dart l

by ahoge 12y ago

pjmlp 12y ago
At one click distance for any Mac developer: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documentation/Swift/Conceptual/Swift_Programming_Language/AboutTheLanguageReference.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40014097-CH29-XID_453 https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/ios/documenta...
- ahoge 12y ago
  From the very first paragraph: "The grammar described here is intended to help you understand the language in more detail, rather than to allow you to directly implement a parser or compiler." A language specification is for people who want to implement a parser/compiler/VM/etc. It's something you need if you want to standardize it (e.g. TC39 [ECMAScript] and TC52 [Dart]). A language specification is also generally clearly labeled as such. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language_specification http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language_specificat... PHP, for example, doesn't have one.
  - pjmlp 12y ago
    Ah, so you mean a formal language spec, not an informal one. Edit: I forgot to mention that both Go and Java lack ECMA and ISO specs.
    - ahoge 12y ago
      Yes, a language specification is just a prerequisite for standardization. However, it's also useful for people who want to write their own implementation or tools. It also makes issue handling a bit smoother, because you can always check what the spec says if two bits of the ecosystem disagree with each other.