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CISC 7122X Programming Language Design

(Prior to Fall 2010, this course was known as CIS 709.
The information below might still reflect the old course numbers. Bracketed numbers, if any, are the old course numbers. Learn more...)

37½ hours plus conference and independent work; 3 credits

An advanced course covering the major issues associated with the design and implementation of programming languages: the functional vs. the imperative language, very high-level languages, syntax issues, methods of defining semantics, strong vs. weak typing, extensibility, verification, exception handling, concurrency constructs. The course will not be a survey of existing languages; rather, the emphasis will be on recent and current controversies concerning programming languages in general.

Prerequisite: Computer and Information Science 7110X [707X] or a course in compilers.

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