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Programming in Dylan

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  • © 1997

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Editors:
  1. Iain D. Craig

    1. Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XI
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  2. Introduction

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 1-4

  3. Object-Oriented Programming

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 5-20

  4. An Example Dylan Program

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 21-70

  5. Basic Types

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 71-86

  6. Expressions and Assignment

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 87-118

  7. Methods and Generic Functions

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 119-164

  8. Classes, Instances and Inheritance

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 165-203

  9. Conditions and Errors

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 205-214

  10. Modules and Libraries

    • Iain D. Craig
    Pages 215-222

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 223-254
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About this book

Programming in Dylan is aimed at programmers who are already familiar with languages such as Pascal or C but who, as yet, have no knowledge of object-oriented languages. The author takes the reader through the development of Dylan by Apple and introduces the concept of object oriented languages, comparing Dylan to other languages such as CLOS, Smalltalk and C++. The author looks at fundamental concepts of the Dylan language before moving on to present the basic types (Boolean, vectors, strings etc.). Variables, expressions and assignment, and functions (both named and anonymous) are covered in detail. The Dylan class is introduced in its simple form and generic functions and library classes are discussed in depth. The author shows how modularisation needs to be used if large applications are to be developed and illustrates how to construct program libraries. A simulation and modelling example runs through the book.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Computer Science, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK

    Iain D. Craig

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Programming in Dylan

  • Editors: Iain D. Craig

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0929-7

  • Publisher: Springer London

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag London Limited 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-76053-5Published: 26 November 1996

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4471-0929-7Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 254

  • Topics: Programming Techniques, Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters

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