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Specific Languages

The idea of the CLR as a cross-language runtime was introduced in this chapter, along with some examples of specific languages. Although most of this book is C#-oriented, many languages offer unique features and views of the world through their syntax and manner of combining data types. These books are each great for becoming familiar with a specific language.

• Professional C# 2005; Christian Nagel, Bill Evjen, Jay Glynn, Morgan Skinner, Karli Watson, and Allen Jones; Wrox, 2005.

• The C# Programming Language; Anders Hejlsberg, Scott Wiltamuth, Peter Golde; Addison-Wesley, 2003.

• Professional VB 2005; Bill Evjen, Billy Hollis, Rockford Lhotka, Tim McCarthy, Rama Ramachandran, Bill Shelden, and Kent Sharkey; Wrox, 2005.

• The C Programming Language, 2nd Edition; Brian Kernighan and Dennis M. Richie; Prentice Hall, 1988.

• The C++ Programming Language, Special 3rd Edition; ISBN 0201700735; Bjarne Stroustrup; Addison-Wesley, 2000.

• The Design and Evolution of C++; Bjarne Stroustrup; Addison-Wesley, 1994.

• Dive Into Python; Mark Pilgrim; Apress, 2004.

• Practical Common Lisp; Peter Seibel; Apress, 2005.

• Common LISP: The Language; Guy Steele; Digital Press, 1984.

• The Scheme Programming Language, Third Edition; R. Kent Dybvig; MIT Press, 2003.

• Haskell: The Craft of Functional Programming, Second Edition; Simon Thompson; Addison-Wesley, 1999.