Programming in Oberon Steps Beyond Pascal and Modula-2 |
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Author:
| Reiser, Martin Wirth, N. |
ISBN: | 978-0-201-56543-0 |
Publication Date: | Jun 1996 |
Publisher: | Pearson Education Canada
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $99.95 |
Book Description:
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In 1985 Niklaus Wirth and Ji rg Gutknecht embarked on a project to build a new workstation from scratch. The quote from Einstein: 'Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler' served as a signpost for their approach resulting in a system of exemplary lucidity, efficiency and compactness. Wirth was fascinated by the accuracy and reliability of the Voyager space probe then passing Oberon, one of the moons of Uranus. The project was christened Oberon in its honor.
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In 1985 Niklaus Wirth and Ji rg Gutknecht embarked on a project to build a new workstation from scratch. The quote from Einstein: 'Make it as simple as possible, but not simpler' served as a signpost for their approach resulting in a system of exemplary lucidity, efficiency and compactness. Wirth was fascinated by the accuracy and reliability of the Voyager space probe then passing Oberon, one of the moons of Uranus. The project was christened Oberon in its honor.
This is the definitive guide to the Oberon language developed as a successor to Pascal and Modula 2. Programming in Oberon provides: