The BETA Programming Language

Synchronization abstraction in the BETA programming language

This paper argues that synchronization of processes need not be part of the core of a programming language, but that they can just as well be built from existing abstractions provided these are sufficiently flexible and general. BETA's notion of patterns meets these requirements and we demonstrate the validity of our claims within this context. While discussing the use of patterns of synchroniz...

Object-oriented programming in the BETA programming language

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The Habit Programming Language

The Orc Programming Language

Orc was originally presented as a process calculus. It has now evolved into a full programming language, which we describe in this paper. The language has the structure and feel of a functional programming language, yet it handles many non-functional aspects effectively, including spawning of concurrent threads, time-outs and mutable state. We first describe the original concurrency combinators...

The C Programming Language

For Your Amusement " C is quirky, flawed, and an enormous success. While accidents of history surely helped, it evidently satisfied a need for a system implementation language efficient enough to displace assembly language, yet sufficiently abstract and fluent to describe algorithms and interactions in a wide variety of environments. "-Dennis Ritchie 2 Goals of this Lecture Help you learn about...