Csc 335 : Principles of Programming Languages

The goal of this course is to give students a basic understanding of the essential concepts of programming languages.  We take a hands-on approach, using the language Scheme to implement a sequence of interpreters as a means of exploring the design choices that differentiate one language from another.
 
 

Textbooks

Course Text:

Essentials of Programming Languages, Daniel P. Friedman, Mitchell Wand, and Christopher T. Haynes, MIT   Press/McGraw-Hill, 1992. 536 pages, ISBN 0-262-06145-7.

Other suggested texts include:

Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs,  Hal Abelson and Gerald Sussman, MIT Press, 1997.

The Little Schemer, by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Felleisen, MIT Press, 1997.

The Seasoned Schemer, by Daniel P. Friedman and Matthias Felleisen, MIT Press, 1997.

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