Download or read book A Guide to Programming Languages written by Ruknet Cezzar and published by Artech House Publishers. This book was released on 1995 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This reference is intended for experienced practitioners, consultants and students working on building practical applications. It discusses the most widely-used programming languages and their fuctional pros and cons for application and development. The author provides: a brief overview of programming languages principles and concepts; numerous diagrams, charts and sample programs; coverage of object-oriented programming and visual programming; and tables rating languages on such subjects as simplicity, data structuring, portability and efficiency.