Foundations of object-oriented languages : types and semantics / Kim B. Bruce.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruce, Kim B., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Object-oriented methods (Computer science).

Programming languages (Electronic computers).

Physical Description:

1 PDF (xx, 384 pages).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London, England : The MIT Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, object-oriented programming has emerged as the dominant computer programming style, and object-oriented languages such as C++ and Java enjoy wide use in academia and industry. This text explores the formal underpinnings of object-oriented languages to help the reader understand the fundamental concepts of these languages and the design decisions behind them.The text begins by analyzing existing object-oriented languages, paying special attention to their type systems and impediments to expressiveness. It then examines two key features: subtypes and subclasses. After a brief introduction to the lambda calculus, it presents a prototypical object-oriented language, SOOL, with a simple type system similar to those of class-based object-oriented languages in common use. The text offers proof that the type system is sound by showing that the semantics preserves typing information. It concludes with a discussion of desirable features, such as parametric polymorphism and a MyType construct, that are not yet included in most statically typed object-oriented languages.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-377) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-09615-X

0-262-25585-5

9786612096150

0-585-44266-5