The Design and Implementation of Programming Languages

The design and implementation of programming languages involve creating rules and structures that allow humans to communicate instructions to computers effectively. Design focuses on developing syntax (how code looks) and semantics (meaning of code) to be intuitive and useful. Implementation turns these rules into working software through a compiler or interpreter, which translates the code into machine language that computers can execute. This process ensures the language is both expressive for programmers and efficient for computers, balancing usability with performance for various computing tasks.