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THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGHDEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2005/2006
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Advances in Programming Languages (U01952)? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : INF-4-APL This course will survey recent developments in programming language design and implementation with an emphasis on those developments which are technological advances on the state-of-the-art. Entry Requirements? Pre-requisites : At least 40 points from Schedule O at level 9/10. Compiling Techniques and Functional Programming & Specification are strongly recommended. Language Semantics & Implementation is recommended. Subject AreasHome subject areaDelivery Information? Normal year taken : 4th year ? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4) ? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks First Class Information
All of the following classes
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
-The course will broaden student's understanding of programming language design.
-Students will develop an appreciation of the detailed specification of programming languages. -The course will teach programming in idioms other than the class-based object-oriented model which is familiar from Java. -Students will develop the ability to evaluate and compare different language designs, technologies and programming models. Assessment Information
Written Examination 80%
Assessed Assignments 20% Exam times
Contact and Further InformationThe Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries. Course Secretary Miss Gillian Watt Course Organiser Dr Kyriakos Kalorkoti Course Website : http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/ School Website : http://www.informatics.ed.ac.uk/ College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/ |
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