Concepts in Programming Languages
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Alan Mycrofta Comput
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er Laboratory
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University of Cambridge
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2014–2015 (Easter Term)
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http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/1415/ConceptsPL/
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Notes largely due to Marcelo Fiore—but errors are my responsibility.
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, Practicalities
◆ Course web page:
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www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/1415/ConceptsPL/
with lecture slides, exercise sheet, and reading material.
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◆ One exam question.
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, Main books jj
◆ J.C.Mitchell. Concepts in programming languages. Ca
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mbridge University Press, 2003. j j j
◆ T.W.Pratt and M.V.Zelkowitz. Programming Languages: Des
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ign and implementation (3RD EDITION ). Prentice Hall, 1999.
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⋆ M.L.Scott. Programminglanguagepragmatics
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(2ND EDITION ). Elsevier, 2006. j j j
◆ R.Harper. Practical Foundations for Programming La
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nguages. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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somanyprogramminglanguages
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Peter J. Landin: “The Next 700 Programming Languages”, CACM
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>>>>1966<<<<.
Some programming-
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language ‘family trees’ (too big for slide): http://www.oreilly.co
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m/go/languageposter http://www.levenez.com/lang/ http: j j
//rigaux.org/language-
study/diagram.html http://www.rackspace.com/blog/ j j j
infographic-evolution-of-computer-languages/
Plan of this course: pick out interesting programming-
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language concepts and major evolutionary trends.
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Alan Mycrofta Comput
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er Laboratory
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University of Cambridge
j j
2014–2015 (Easter Term)
j j
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/1415/ConceptsPL/
a
Notes largely due to Marcelo Fiore—but errors are my responsibility.
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1
, Practicalities
◆ Course web page:
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www.cl.cam.ac.uk/teaching/1415/ConceptsPL/
with lecture slides, exercise sheet, and reading material.
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◆ One exam question.
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2
, Main books jj
◆ J.C.Mitchell. Concepts in programming languages. Ca
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mbridge University Press, 2003. j j j
◆ T.W.Pratt and M.V.Zelkowitz. Programming Languages: Des
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ign and implementation (3RD EDITION ). Prentice Hall, 1999.
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⋆ M.L.Scott. Programminglanguagepragmatics
j j j j j j
(2ND EDITION ). Elsevier, 2006. j j j
◆ R.Harper. Practical Foundations for Programming La
j j j j j j
nguages. Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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3
, Context : jj
somanyprogramminglanguages
j j j
Peter J. Landin: “The Next 700 Programming Languages”, CACM
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>>>>1966<<<<.
Some programming-
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language ‘family trees’ (too big for slide): http://www.oreilly.co
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m/go/languageposter http://www.levenez.com/lang/ http: j j
//rigaux.org/language-
study/diagram.html http://www.rackspace.com/blog/ j j j
infographic-evolution-of-computer-languages/
Plan of this course: pick out interesting programming-
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language concepts and major evolutionary trends.
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