this document has been replaced by:
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a more polished survey of the ideas behind programming langauges, aimed
at the "general reader" and disguised as a book review, which can be
found here.
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the updated version of my "introduction to programming languages",
which runs through the different features of various programming
languages, here.
the original "introduction to programming languages" is still available, but I'd recommend one of the
two links above.
related pages: