Abstract Programming language semantics is an important topic in theoretical computer science, but one that beginners often find challenging. This article provides a tutorial introduction to the subject, in which the language of integers and addition is used as a minimal setting in which to present a range of semantic concepts in simple manner. In this setting, it is easy as 1,2,3.

@article{paperbot2148,
  title = {Programming language semantics: It’s easy as 1,2,3},
  author = {GRAHAM HUTTON},
  journal = {Journal of Functional Programming},
  volume = {33},
  year = {2023},
  doi = {10.1017/s0956796823000072}
}