keith@ssc-vax.UUCP (Keith Nemitz) (11/05/85)
Actually the title should read 'preview'.
The title is simply 'Modula-2' written by John Beidler and Paul Jackowitz.
It is a large paperback with a blue cover displaying cubes in different
dimentions. Cost was $20.
This is a very good book. first of all, it is aimed for both the sophmore
programmer and higher. The descriptions of the syntax of modula-2 are very
readable and understandable. Anybody who has some programming background should
be able to write Modula-2 programs after studying this book. Also it is a great
reference. The index is more than adequate, Wirth's EBNF syntax has been
included, as well as having been translated into syntax diagrams. Throughout
the book these diagrams are used to illustrate syntax descriptions and have
been summarized at the end.
The examples are short, demonstrative, very readable, sometimes useful, and
usually written in efficient code. The string ADT used as an example for
procedures are a complete set of length-byte based string utitlites that I found
to be handy for general text manipulation.
While this has not been the most informative review, I hope these short
obsevations are enough to provoke some curiosity. Modula-2 is great!
Any questions... I'm at::::: uw-beaver!ssc-vax!keith
keith
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