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Concepts of Programming Languages

Concepts of Programming Languages. Hongwei Xi Comp. Sci. Dept. Boston University. Welcome!. Concepts of Programming Languages is a course that introduces students to some fundamental concepts in programming language design and implementation

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Concepts of Programming Languages

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  1. Concepts of Programming Languages Hongwei Xi Comp. Sci. Dept. Boston University

  2. Welcome! • Concepts of Programming Languages is a course that introduces students to some fundamental concepts in programming language design and implementation • The primary goal of the course is to allow students who complete this subject to have • a good feel for the elements of style and aesthetics of programming, and • a strong command of the major techniques for controlling complexity in a large system BU CAS CS320

  3. Software Crisis • Faulty and fragile software becomes more and more common • Security breaches happen more and more frequently • Maintenance cost skyrockets • Programming productivity stagnates BU CAS CS320

  4. Important Course Information • Lecture Times: 9:30-11:00 • Classroom: KCB 102 • Course Homepage:http://www.cs.bu.edu/~hwxi/academic/courses/CS320.html • Instructor: Hongwei Xi / TA: Alexandra Stefan • Office Hours: • Instructor: Monday 2-3 and Thursday 11-12 • TA: TBA • Grades Calculation: 40% (homework) + 20% (midterm) + 40% (final) A: 85% or above B: 75% or above C: 65% or above D: 60% or above BU CAS CS320

  5. Course Overview • Building Abstractions with Procedures • This practice is essential to controlling complexity in building large systems • Building Abstractions with Data • This practice is essential to handling complex data structures • Modularity, Objects and State • Structuring programs according to the (physical) structure of the system being modeled BU CAS CS320

  6. Course Overview • Metalinguistic Abstraction • Techniques for building interpreters • Programming with Types • Techniques for implementing a simple type system • Computing with Register Machines • Techniques for building compilers BU CAS CS320

  7. What is this course like? • It requires that you do a significant amount of programming • You need to program in functional programming languages Scheme and SML, which may demand a programming style that seem rather unnatural or counterintuitive to you at the very beginning • You are expected to read the documentation and learn some essential debugging skills • You are to be given about 8-10 homework assignments, all of which involve some amount of programming BU CAS CS320

  8. What is this course like? • It proceeds in a fast pace • You are expected to read the text that we may not have time to cover in class • You are expected to try programming examples that we may not have time to explain in class • You may need to take notes on the materials we cover that are not in the textbook, though I will minimize the need for note-taking by providing you with as many notes as possible BU CAS CS320

  9. What is this course like? • You are to have a rapid exposure to many fundamental concepts in programming languages • You are expected to gain a great deal more understanding of programming, which can be really helpful for you to pursue other subjects in computer science • Above all, I hope that you will find a great deal more fun in programming BU CAS CS320

  10. What is this course not like? • This is not a course about your top 10 favorite programming languages • We are interested in fundamental concepts • We are not so concerned with “fads” • This is not a compiler course, though it can certainly be of great help for you to take a compiler course later BU CAS CS320

  11. Warnings • This is likely a challenging course for you as many new and unfamiliar concepts in programming languages are to be introduced rapidly • You may need to give some time for certain concepts to “sink in” • You may find that some programming assignments are difficult and demanding • Please ask for help if you need it: ask it sooner rather than (too much) later BU CAS CS320

  12. Pleas • I am likely to be a bit overly ambitious, and • I am certain to make (quite a few) mistakes, but • I will do my best to make the course run as smoothly as possible • Please be patient and ask (a lot of) questions! BU CAS CS320

  13. Academic Integrity • Strict adherence to the university guidelines • All work you turn in must be solely your own unless specified otherwise • You are allowed to discuss problems with your classmates but you need to write your own code and solutions • Please always remember that every student deserves a chance to achieve a fair grade BU CAS CS320

  14. The End Questions? BU CAS CS320

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