He specifically requested a pointer to simple resources and an elementary
primer
on state machines. How the heck would he know what a good book on language
theory and finite automata would be???
would you have a specific title you would recommend as a good intro
book on language theory?
I'm only asking because I would be interested in an elementary primer too.
and I wouldn't know a good intro book on language theory if it jumped
up and bit me on the tush.
Greg
p.s. speaking of Alan Turing machines, here's a little historical factoid
about Alan Turing that I didn't know until I saw a program on TV last week:
1952: Arrested and tried as a homosexual, loss of security clearance
1954 (7 June): Death by cyanide poisoning, Wilmslow, Cheshire.
you can read more at: http://www.turing.org.uk/turing/
course, everybody probably knew this but me....
"Steven W. Orr" wrote:
> Without trying to sound elitist, I would recommend going the long way and
> starting to read a good introductory book on language theory and finite
> automata. There you will learn about the three classes of language and the
> what machines are needed to recognize them.
> On Thu, 10 May 2001, Joel Gwynn wrote:
>
> =>Can anyone point me to some simple resources on
> =>understanding/implementing state machines in Perl/SQL?
>
> =>I need a fairly elementary primer with LOTS of examples.
