Due Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025.

Purpose: This homework allows students to explore other languages.

Write a paper (3-5 pages) on a programming language of you choice, excluding C++, bash scripting, Lisp, Java, Python, Visual Basic, C#, and HTML, and preferably an object-oriented one or non-imperative. Your paper should highlight the following aspects:

• Some of the history of the language, and more importantly, the purpose for which it was designed, and the reason why anybody should choose to learn and use it, the general application field for the language.
• Mention the platforms it is available for and if it is compiled/interpreted, and if it is open source or commercial (or both).
• Classify the language based on the categories introduced at the beginning of the course (imperative, functional, etc).
• Show some basic elements of syntax, what control structures it provides and how are they different from the C++ equivalent (or are they doing the same thing).
• Is it strongly typed? How does it handle scope, functions, and reference/value parameters. Any high level built-in data structures (lists, arrays).
• Mention what special purpose libraries are available for it, if any.
• If it's a language you have used yourself, you can add elements of your personal experience with it, things you like about it or the opposite.

• The paper should have a title with your name under it, both centered and formatted to stand out.
• Use a 12-point font of your choice and a line spacing no more than 1.5pt and no less than 1.15pt.
• Use consistent formatting through the paper.
• No paragraph should be longer than half a page. Try avoiding paragraphs that have less than 3 sentences.
• A sentence should not be longer than 3 lines.
• Code should be displayed in a mono-type font such as Courier New or Consolas.
• The document should not have grammar or spelling errors.
• You should have first-level sections in your paper, with a title, numbered, and aligned left, and in a format that stands out some. For example, "1. Introduction", "2. History", etc. (you can use your own titles).
• If you have tables or images in the paper, make sure that you have a caption for each of them, that you number them in order, and that you cite them in the text.
• Cite at least one paper related to the language. Cited works should be collected in an unnumbered section called References at the end of the paper and each of them should be cited in the text somewhere.
• Do not place the paper title or the references section on a separate page unless it happens naturally. Do not let figures or tables get separated from their caption on different pages.
• For each section, make sure that the title is followed on the same page by at least two lines of text. If that is not the case, insert a page break before the title.

Prepare a 5 minutes presentation of the language of your choice based on your report. We'll reserve the last day of class, April 30, for the presentations of the students in the hybrid section.

The students in the online section should record their presentation, then upload it to Google Drive or One Drive, then share the link with the class in a Discussion section that will be open for it on Canvas. If you record audio for it, please make sure that the audio itself is accessible online.

Note. Add a comment to the discussion topic called "Homework 13 Language Sign-up" on Canvas to let us know which language you chose. Try not to repeat someone else's choice.

Upload the the paper as a file to Canvas, Assignments, Homework 13, and any presentation files if available (not the videos, just the PowerPoint slides). Post the presentation link in the Discussions unless you present live in class.