Selected Papers on Computer Languages

By: Donald E. Knuth

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Paperback | 1 October 2002 | Edition Number 1

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This volume, sixth in a series of collected works by world-renowned computer scientist Donald E. Knuth, assembles approximately two dozen of his pioneering contributions to the field of computer languages, including papers on ALGOL, SOL, Runcible, and FORTRAN. Papers on the early development of programming languages, the history of writing compilers, the characterization of parenthesis languages, and the semantics of context-free languages are also included.

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The Early Development of Programming Languages	p. 1
Backus Normal Form versus Backus Naur Form	p. 95
Teaching ALGOL 60	p. 99
ALGOL 60 Confidential	p. 103
Smalgol-61	p. 115
Man or Boy?	p. 123
A Proposal for Input-Output Conventions in ALGOL 60	p. 127
The Remaining Trouble Spots in ALGOL 60	p. 155
SOL - A Symbolic Language for Systems Simulation	p. 175
A Formal Definition of SOL	p. 191
The Science of Programming Languages	p. 205
Programming Languages for Automata	p. 237
A Characterization of Parenthesis Languages	p. 263
Top-Down Syntax Analysis	p. 285
On the Translation of Languages from Left to Right	p. 327
Context-Free Multilanguages	p. 361
Semantics of Context-Free Languages	p. 377
Examples of Formal Semantics	p. 401
The Genesis of Attribute Grammars	p. 423
A History of Writing Compilers	p. 439
RUNCIBLE - Algebraic Translation on a Limited Computer	p. 457
Computer-Drawn Flowcharts	p. 471
Notes on Avoiding 'go to' Statements	p. 495
An Empirical Study of FORTRAN Programs	p. 507
Efficient Coroutine Generation of Constrained Gray Sequences	p. 545
Index	p. 575
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