New edition of 'An Introduction to Programming Languages' adds browser runtime and AI chapters
alfcnz · x · 2026-10-04
Paul Gagniuc's 'An Introduction to Programming Languages' 2nd edition features Ch. 14 on the browser runtime — how code moved into the browser via JavaScript, sandboxing, and WebAssembly — and Ch. 15 on programming and AI, arguing that when machines write syntax, understanding becomes the key skill.
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