CSCI 2320 Principles of Programming Languages Introduction - - PDF document
8/30/17 CSCI 2320 Principles of Programming Languages Introduction Mohammad T . Irfan mirfan@bowdoin.edu www.bowdoin.edu/~mirfan Office Hours: Tue 2:304:30 Wed 46 Course Information u Syllabus u Grading, etc. u
u Syllabus u Grading, etc.
u http://www.bowdoin.edu/~mirfan/CSCI-2320.html
u Stay organized u Conceptualize theory with examples u Start early with the assignments
u Set aside a lot of time for debugging
u Ask lots of questions!
u Understanding theoretical concepts u Mastering recursion u Debugging codes efficiently u Adapting fast to code in new languages
u Beginning of computer programs https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=uBbVbqRvqTM u Natural language vs. programming language
u 2 key differences
u Deeply understand how prog. languages work u Express ideas better u Learn new language fast
u Tiobe index
http://bit.ly/19fhRoL u Better use of known languages u Choose an “appropriate” language
u Emergence of data science
http://bit.ly/1wb97wH u Better understanding of implementation
u Two parts
u Principles u Paradigms
u Syntax u Semantics u Names and types u Functions u Memory management
u Imperative u Object-oriented programming (OOP) u Web u Logic
u Architecture u Technical setting u Standards u Legacy systems
u Simplicity and readability u Clarity about binding u Reliability u Good support u Good library base u Orthogonality u Efficient implementation