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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent but challenging
Milner presents a set of useful, complex theories concisely. I agree with the reader above in that this isn't bed time reading. However, the rewards are worth the effort. An audience interested in computabilty, semantics, parallel systems and modelling will find that this book presents new tools and ideas in those subjects. Not for the faint of heart, hence only 4...
Published on July 12, 1999 by hughleat@microsoft.com
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0 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
might as well be in Greek
Basic primitives? Professor Milner, If you are writing a book for students, it helps if you make it comprehensible. We didn't all go to Cambridge.
Published on April 21, 1999
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent but challenging,
By hughleat@microsoft.com (Redmond, Washington, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Communication and Concurrency (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science) (Textbook Binding)
Milner presents a set of useful, complex theories concisely. I agree with the reader above in that this isn't bed time reading. However, the rewards are worth the effort. An audience interested in computabilty, semantics, parallel systems and modelling will find that this book presents new tools and ideas in those subjects. Not for the faint of heart, hence only 4 stars.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
an excellent introduction to process algebra,
By A Customer
This review is from: Communication and Concurrency (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science) (Textbook Binding)
Process algebra in general is not for the faint of heart. It is therefore no surprise that this book is at times difficult. However, for those interested in the formal analysis of concurrent systems, this is a very good introduction to the algebraic view.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Beautiful,
This review is from: Communication and Concurrency (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science) (Textbook Binding)
Robin Milner doesn't need my recommendation, I'm sure, but I want to respond to reviewers who make ridiculous comments like "not for the faint of heart." This book is simply beautifully written, and could not be more clear. Moreover, Milner's intellectual honesty and humility comes through on every page; he never resorts to hand-waving, or obscurantism, or leaving important but tricky steps to the reader "as an exercise".
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A joy to read,
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This review is from: Communication and Concurrency (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science) (Textbook Binding)
I wish all textbooks were like this - this is definitely the most readable work on the subject. I lost my first copy, but had to buy a second one, it is just fun to read.
0 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
might as well be in Greek,
By A Customer
This review is from: Communication and Concurrency (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science) (Textbook Binding)
Basic primitives? Professor Milner, If you are writing a book for students, it helps if you make it comprehensible. We didn't all go to Cambridge.
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Communication and Concurrency (Prentice Hall International Series in Computer Science) by R. Milner (Textbook Binding - September 6, 1995)
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