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5. General Features of Functional Languages

Author: Maribel Fernández

Publisher: Springer London

Published in: Programming Languages and Operational Semantics

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Abstract

The imperative programming languages we discussed in the previous part all share a common design idea: to make easier and more efficient use of Von Neumann computers, basically by providing

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Title

General Features of Functional Languages

Book

Programming Languages and Operational Semantics

Print ISBN: 978-1-4471-6367-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4471-6368-8

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6368-8

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6368-8_5

Author:

Maribel Fernández

Publisher

Springer London

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Chapter 5