With the rise of virtual machines, scripting languages, mobile code, and graphical user interfaces, the need for an integrated treatment of language design and language implementation has never been greater. Programming Language Pragmatics stresses this sort of integration, while keeping its focus on programming language design. Both students and expert programmers alike will benefit from its comprehensive exploration of the fundamental concepts underlying the most important contemporary languages. Fully updated, this second edition includes a new chapter on scripting languages and covers C99, C# 2.0, and Java 5. Book jacket.