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Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly))
Gives great perspectives on why languages are the rate they are
Very interesting read.
UM
11 January 2015
For a long and detailed set of interviews it feels short
Must reading for anyone in the field.
HP
10 January 2015
cool book
Informative and full of insights for languages you might know, want to learn or have heard and might be interested in how did their creators did them.
ZM
16 June 2014
A great view of how solutions are created in software
There are many programming languages in the world and this book is a series of interviews with many language creators.
MO
9 June 2014
It's okay.
I was a bit disappointed really.
YB
7 June 2013
Indeed, there are entirely different ways to program
Nice to see a wide variety of programming languages discussed, other than the mundane derivatives of C.
FV
14 October 2010
Where's Wirth?
I've read the table of contents, and am part way through the book, but I can't see how a book of interviews with designers of influential programming languages can be considered complete without interviewing Niklaus Wirth.
Masterminds of Programming: Conversations with the Creators of Major Programming Languages (Theory in Practice (O'Reilly)) Review
Reviews (7)
Gives great perspectives on why languages are the rate they are
Very interesting read.
For a long and detailed set of interviews it feels short
Must reading for anyone in the field.
cool book
Informative and full of insights for languages you might know, want to learn or have heard and might be interested in how did their creators did them.
A great view of how solutions are created in software
There are many programming languages in the world and this book is a series of interviews with many language creators.
It's okay.
I was a bit disappointed really.
Indeed, there are entirely different ways to program
Nice to see a wide variety of programming languages discussed, other than the mundane derivatives of C.
Where's Wirth?
I've read the table of contents, and am part way through the book, but I can't see how a book of interviews with designers of influential programming languages can be considered complete without interviewing Niklaus Wirth.