Bryan Higman (35 results)

Condition: Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Paperback; light fading, light shelf wear to the cover; spotting to page ed ges; in very good condition with clean text and tight binding. ASIN: B000I9 RWOK.

gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. 99 Seiten Der Erhaltungszustand des hier angebotenen Werks ist trotz seiner Bibliotheksnutzung sehr sauber. Es befindet sich neben dem Rückenschild lediglich ein Bibliotheksstempel im Buch; ordnungsgemäß entwidmet. In ENGLISCHER Sprache. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 245.…

Hardcover. Condition: UsedVeryGood. Hardcover; light fading, light shelf wear to exterior; otherwise in very go od condition with clean text, firm binding. Dust jacket, fading and edge we ar, front corner clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. as pictured a revised enlarged Edition a very good hardcover with a good dust jacket damp stain inside jacket not effecting boards , owner name fore edge edge clean, 232 pages.

Condition: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Slavery, Freedom and Gender: The Dynamics of Caribbean Society. Book.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: N/A. Reissue, by arrangement with Oxford University Press. xiv, 454, [10]pp, with numerous figures and charts in text. Laminated stiff card covers. 8vo. Covers are lightly toned and gently rubbed at edges, front panel starting to lift. A few marks on the first leaf and some mild, general signs of handling throughout. Remains tight, clean, square and complete: a good working, reference or reading copy.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

paperback. Condition: As New. like new EP.

Hardback. Condition: Good. A Comparative Study of Programming Languages (1973) by Bryan Higman is the kind of book that arrives wearing a sensible jacket, clears its throat politely, and then proceeds to compare programming languages with the calm authority of someone who genuinely believes civilisation can be improved by better syntax. And you know what? He?s not wrong. This is 1973: computers are large, expensive, and generally treated with the respect usually reserved for nuclear reactors and senior managers. ?Software? is still a slightly exotic concept. ?Programmer? is not yet a hoodie-wearing archetype but more of a disciplined craftsperson with a stack of paper listings and a healthy fear of wasting machine time. And into this world comes Higman, doing something delightfully ambitious: looking across the landscape of programming languages and asking the eternal question ? what are these things actually like, and why do they behave the way they do? The joy of this book is the tone: serious, structured, and wonderfully pre-hype. No breathless claims that one language will ?change everything.? No tribal shouting. No ?best language? nonsense. Just careful comparison ? the kind that assumes the reader is intelligent, curious, and capable of holding more than one idea in their head at once. It?s computing as analysis, not as fandom. Of course, the comedy is that even in 1973 the language wars were already simmering. Humans will argue about anything, but give them a compiler and they?ll form factions. This book is the peace treaty attempt: step back, examine the features, consider the philosophies, and try to understand what each language is for ? rather than declaring victory and printing a T-shirt. It?s also a quietly fascinating time capsule of the moment when ?modern programming? was still being invented in public. You can feel the field deciding what matters: readability, structure, efficiency, expressiveness, reliability ? all the themes we still argue about now, except Higman does it without memes or hot takes. Condition (Good, as it should be) This copy is in Good condition ? clean, solid, and presentable, which feels appropriate for a book devoted to orderly thinking. It has clearly survived the decades without being thrown across a room by someone debugging at 3am, and it?s ready for a new reader who wants to see how the craft sounded when it still spoke in measured paragraphs. Why you want it Because it?s not just about languages ? it?s about the mindset behind them. It?s the history of thought, packaged in the most MacDonald?Elsevier way possible: practical, earnest, and quietly confident that good analysis can tame complexity. Perfect for: vintage computing collectors programmers who enjoy the archaeology of their own profession anyone who suspects the ?new? debates are mostly old debates in fresher fonts readers who like their tech writing calm, rigorous, and faintly intimidating Crappy Old Books offers it as a handsome survivor from the age of mainframes and measured prose ? a book from when programming languages were still young enough to be compared politely, before the internet taught everyone to shout.…

Condition: Normal. Macdonald and Jane's. London, 1975 22 x 14 cm., 99 pag. Tapa dura con sobrecubiertas;buen estado de conservacion. INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL . Ejemplares disponibles: 1 Normal.

Hard Cover. Vg (no dj, black cloth with gilt titles on spine, National Gas Turbine Establishment library markings else contents no fault) octavo 164pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Darkening to D/J with some minor chipping to edges. Small tears to corners of D/J.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. 297pp. (white and grey spine). 2003. Paperback edition. No inscriptions. A very good, clean, tight copy. A bump to the tail of the spine a slight crease from the edge of the spine (possibly caused by the aforementioned bump) to the rear card cover about 7cm in and the laminate of the card covers raised a little on the spine - caused in the book production. A very good, clean, tight copy of a rare publication.…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 288 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

First Edition. 1st edition, 1955, in dark blue cloth with gilt. Top corner of front free end paper clipped; text clean; binding tight. Spine faded, with scattered pale marks; some loss of colour on boards Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket) Used - Good. Good hardback (no dust jacket).

Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition, suitable as a study copy. Dust jacket in fair condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,1250grams, ISBN.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

VG, unmarked Hardback; no DJ. xii + 454 pp.

Condition: Buone. inglese Condizioni dell'esterno: manca sovracopertina - leggermente logorata Condizioni dell'interno: note e sottolineature a matita ed a biro.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. light wear to covers, previous owners name ffep otherwise unmarked, 454pp, VG/--. Book.

Clarendon Press, Oxford 1955. xii, 454, (1) pp. Publisher's cloth, no jacket. Owner signature. Fine condition.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Hardcover. 454pp. Very good plus unused condition with text clean & binding tight / very good plus, bright & crisp dust jacket.

246 x 156 mm. 8vo. xii, 454 pp. 34 figs., tables, bibliog., index; paper clip mark on p. 75 and pages 103-105, pencil marginalia on p. 77, ink notes p. 23. Navy blue cloth. Ownership signature.

Condition: Very Good. Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDEDVery good copy with clean pages and dust jacket. Second printing. 8vo. Published in New York, 1968. 164 pages.