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Course Outlines

Spring 2016 - CMPT 383 D100

Comparative Programming Languages (3)

Class Number: 8370

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 5 – Apr 11, 2016: Mon, Wed, Fri, 12:30–1:20 p.m.
    Surrey

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 21, 2016
    Thu, 8:30–11:30 a.m.
    Surrey

  • Prerequisites:

    CMPT 225, and (MACM 101 or (ENSC 251 and ENSC 252)).

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Various concepts and principles underlying the design and use of modern programming languages are considered in the context of procedural, object-oriented, functional and logic programming languages. Topics include data and control structuring constructs, facilities for modularity and data abstraction, polymorphism, syntax, and formal semantics.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course explores the various concepts and principles underlying the design and use of modern programming languages. We will take a detailed look at procedural and object-oriented programming, functional programming, and declarative programming. Various languages will be introduced and studied, such as Go, Clojure, Python, and Haskell.

Topics

  • Principles of programming languages: syntax, names, types, semantics, functions
  • Procedural programming
  • Object-oriented programming
  • Functional programming
  • Declarative programming
  • Concurrency (if time)

Grading

NOTES:

The course will contain a number of programming exercises and projects, plus a midterm and final exam. The exact marking scheme will be provided in the first week of class.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Reference Books

  • Concepts of Programming Languages (11th Edition), Robert Sebesta, Addison-Wesley, 2015, 9780133943023, It is okay to use the 10th edition, if you prefer.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Programming Languages: Principles and Paradigms (2nd edition), Allen B. Tucker and Robert E. Noonan, McGraw Hill, 2007
ISBN: 9780072866094

Registrar Notes:

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