The Icon Programming Language
by Ralph E. Griswold, Madge T. Griswold
Publisher: Peer-to-Peer Communications 1996
ISBN/ASIN: 0134497775
Number of pages: 410
Description:
Icon is a mature, general-purpose programming language which is available for free on many platforms. It has a rich set of types: integers (of arbitrary size), reals, strings, lists, sets, tables, and records, together with an interesting goal-directed evaluation mechanism. The book is clear and user-friendly. Some prior programming experience necessary.
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(1.7MB, PDF)
Similar books
F# Programming- Wikibooks
The F# programming language is part of Microsoft's family of .NET languages. F# is valuable to programmers at any skill level; it combines many of the features of functional and object-oriented programming styles into a uniquely productive language.
(6575 views)
Beyond Javaby Bruce Tate - O'Reilly Media, Inc.
Bruce Tate describes the characteristics of alternative languages, likely successors to Java. The book will teach you a few new languages and help you start building new skills, or you can use the introduced techniques to improve your work in Java.
(21569 views)
Dylan Programming: An Object-Oriented and Dynamic Languageby Neil Feinberg, et al. - Addison-Wesley
Dylan is a new programming language, that is both object-oriented, like C++ and Java, and dynamic, like Smalltalk. This book will be useful to anyone learning dynamic, object-oriented programming, whether it be in Dylan, Java, Smalltalk, or Lisp.
(10833 views)
QBasicby Faraaz Damji, et al. - Wikibooks
QuickBasic and QBasic are popular programming languages for beginners. While its lack of power makes it unsuitable for many applications, it is an invaluable learning tool. This book will cover the usage of QBasic and most of it's functions.
(11807 views)