COSC 4315/6345 Programming Languages

COSC 4315/6345 Programming Languages

University of Houston - Department of Computer Science

Instructor: Dr. Venkat Subramaniam
Office Hours: Visit following page for details: http://www.cs.uh.edu/~svenkat

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Grading: Assignments: 30%, Homework: 30%, Midterm 1: 15%, Midterm 2: 15%, Quiz 10%

Pre-requisites:

COSC 2320 and MATH 3336 + good programming knowledge in at least one modern language and a strong passion for programming.

Syllabus (subject to change):

Structure of Programming Languages
Styles of Programming
Imperative Style
Object Oriented programming
Functional Programming
Static Typing vs. Dynamic Typing
Weak vs. Strong Typing
Design by Capability vs. Design by Contract
Language Idioms
You will be looking at examples from 
Java, C#, Groovy, Ruby, Scala, Clojure, Erlang, F#, JavaScript, Haskell, and some more! 
Be ready to use at least three *different* languages in this course.

No late submissions allowed on any assignments.
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Students will work in pairs on assignments and homework. Each student is required to put in reasonable effort. The Exams and quizzes are individual effort. More details will be presented on the first day of class. This course is programming intensive.

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