J Mccarthy
LISP 1. 5 programmer's manual
- ISBN 13:
- 9780262130110
- author:
- J Mccarthy
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge : M. I.T. Press, [1965]
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1962
- Pages:
- 112
- Genre:
- Computer Science Textbook
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The LISP 1.5 Programmer's Manual is a comprehensive guide to the LISP programming language, designed for symbolic data processing and mathematical calculations. LISP differs from most programming languages in its approach to data, using S-expressions with branching tree-type structures to represent symbolic expressions of indefinite length. This allows for efficient storage and manipulation of data in list structures. As a source language, LISP specifies how its S-expressions are processed, enabling the creation of programs that can interpret and execute other S-expression-based code, similar to machine language.