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Prerequisites: C243 Data Structures and C335 Computer Structures.

Textbook: Programming Language Pragmatics, 2nd edition, by M. L. Scott. Morgan Kaufmann, 2006.

Generic Syllabus

Course description:Design and implementation of programming languages: syntax; semantics; comparison of programming paradigms such as imperative, functional, logic, and object oriented. Implementation of concepts such as binding, scope, looping, branching, subprograms and parameter passing, tasks and concurrency, heap management, exception handling, templates, inheritance, overloading.

Grading system:

• About 12 homework assignments 20 points each
• 1 midterm exam 50 points
• Final exam 50 points

Guidelines for assignments:

• The assignments will be posted on the course web page.
• The assignments are due at midnight of the due date.
• The programming assignments are turned in by email.
• No homework accepted after 2 weeks from the due date. A homework turned in 1 week late loses 25% of the points. A homework turned in 2 weeks late loses 50% of the points.
• Reasonable expectations concerning the program structure and clarity: functions should be commented and should not contain more than 20 lines of code. Multiple source files are expected when appropriate.

Programming environment:

• OS: Linux, labs NS#207 and NS#209. Use the student ID card to access the labs.
• Programming language: Emacs Lisp or elisp.
• Editor: emacs, any recent Linux or Cygwin version.