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Undergraduate Course: Advances in Programming Languages (INFR10003)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Informatics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaInformatics Other subject areaNone
Course website http://www.inf.ed.ac.uk/teaching/courses/apl Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Compiling Techniques (INFR09007) AND ( Functional Programming and Specification (Level 9) (INFR09033) OR Functional Programming and Specification (Level 10) (INFR10043)) AND Language Semantics and Implementation (INFR09014)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements This course is open to all Informatics students including those on joint degrees. For external students where this course is not listed in your DPT, please seek special permission from the course organiser.
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1 - Give examples of different programming idioms, other than the imperative class-based object-oriented model which is familiar from Java.
2 - Explain distinctive features of programming idioms, illustrating some relative advantages and disadvantages.
3 - Describe requirements and constraints in the design of programming languages and individual language features.
4 - Outline some of the problems arising from feature interaction in programming languages.
5 - For a range of programming language features, identify the problem they were created to solve, explain the approach they take to do this, and discuss possible problems that may arise.
6 - Describe in depth a specific recent programming language innovation, explaining its motivation, implementation, and how it compares to previous approaches.
7 - Write working code that demonstrates the use of a novel language feature, based on technical research papers and language documentation.
Assessment Information
Written Examination 80
Assessed Assignments 20
Oral Presentations 0

Assessment
A written examination will assess outcomes 1-5. The remaining outcomes will be assessed through a single piece of coursework, completed in two stages. This will involve some software development and the writing of a report.

If delivered in semester 1, this course will have an option for semester 1 only visiting undergraduate students, providing assessment prior to the end of the calendar year.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus * The aims of language design: correctness, uniformity, practicality
* Advanced programming language constructs: overview and motivation
* Specific examples of programming language approaches to different problem domains, generally four or five drawn from areas such as:

Concurrency, memory management, security, distribution, parallelism, verification, correctness, types, objects, classes, language interworking, polymorphism, generics, naming, and modularity.

Relevant QAA Computing Curriculum Sections: Comparative Programming Languages, Compilers and Syntax Directed Tools, Theoretical Computing
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Reading material will include selected technical papers on the languages featured in the course. There is no nominated textbook for the course.
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Lectures 20
Tutorials 0
Timetabled Laboratories 0
Non-timetabled assessed assignments 20
Private Study/Other 60
Total 100
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Mary Cryan
Tel: (0131 6)50 5153
Email: mcryan@inf.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Katey Lee
Tel: (0131 6)50 2701
Email: Katey.Lee@ed.ac.uk
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