~understanding-languages
What is a programming language?
What is the purpose of programming languages in software engineering?
What is the scope of the text in terms of programming language syntax and semantics?
What programming languages are covered in this textbook?
How can an interpreter become a compiler?
What should be studied before focusing on statements in a programming language?
What is the advantage of formalizing the semantics of programming languages?
What is the meaning of a program obtained by?
How does copy-in semantics work?
What is the purpose of the document?
What is object-oriented programming (OOP) and how does it guide program decomposition?
How does programming languages define characters?
What is the task of a garbage collector in a programming language's run-time system?
Why is a good understanding of loop statements important?
Why is it important for a programmer to be familiar with the run-time system?
