Concepts of Programming Languages

Computer science students, software developers, and anyone interested in programming language design and implementation.

Robert W. Sebesta is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Computer Science Department at the University of Colorado–Colorado Springs. He received a BS in applied mathematics from the University of Colorado in Boulder and MS and PhD degrees in computer science from Pennsylvania State University. He has taught computer science for more than 40 years. His professional interests are the design and evaluation of programming languages and Web programming.

The book reflects the evolution of programming languages from the late 1950s to the present, influenced by computer architecture, software development methodologies, and the shift from machine-oriented to human-oriented design. It addresses the rise of imperative, functional, logic, and object-oriented languages.