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352 Pages·2011·1.459 MB·English
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by Mark Priestley (auth.)| 2011| 352 pages| 1.459| English

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Today, computers fulfil a dazzling array of roles, a flexibility resulting from the great range of programsthat can be run on them.A Science of Operations examines the history of what we now call programming, defined not simply as computer programming, but more broadly as the definition of the steps involved in computations and other information-processing activities. This unique perspective highlights how the history of programming is distinct from the history of the computer, despite the close relationship between the two in the 20th century. The book also discusses how the development of programming languages is related to disparate fields which attempted to give a mechanical account of language on the one hand, and a linguistic account of machines on the other.Topics and features:Covers the early development of automatic computing, including Babbage’s “mechanical calculating engines” and the applications of punched-card technologyExamines the theoretical work of mathematical logicians such as Kleene, Church, Post and Turing, and the machines built by Zuse and Aiken in the 1930s and 1940sDiscusses the role that logic played in the development of the stored program computerDescribes the “standard model” of machine-code programming popularised by Maurice WilkesPresents the complete table for the universal Turing machine in the AppendicesInvestigates the rise of the initiatives aimed at developing higher-level programming notations, and how these came to be thought of as ‘languages’ that could be studied independently of a machineExamines the importance of the Algol 60 language, and the framework it provided for studying the design of programming languages and the process of software developmentExplores the early development of object-oriented languages, with a focus on the Smalltalk projectThis fascinating text offers a new viewpoint for historians of science and technology, as well as for the general reader. The historical narrative builds the story in a clear and logical fashion, roughly following chronological order.

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Author:Mark Priestley (auth.)
Publication Year:2011
ISBN:9781848825543
Pages:352
Language:English
File Size:1.459
Format:PDF
Price:FREE
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