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Comparative Programming Languages

Co-ordinator: Dr N.A. Dodgson
Lecturers: Dr A.R. Beresford, Mrs K. Taylor, Dr M.P. Fiore

No. of lectures: 16


Aims


The aims of this course are to provide a solid introduction to three languages (C, C++, Prolog) and to provide an overview of the principles and constraints that affect the way programming languages are designed.


Lectures

  • C and C++. [5 lectures, Beresford]

  • Prolog. [5 lectures, Taylor]

  • Comparisons between programming languages. [6 lectures, Fiore]

Objectives


At the end of the course students should

  • be familiar with several language paradigms and how they can be effective in different areas of application

  • have a reasonable understanding of the compromises that have to be made in a standard specification of a language in relation to machine independence and efficiency

  • appreciate the similarities and differences between various approaches taken by object oriented languages

  • be sufficiently familiar with C, C++, and Prolog to be able to read and understand programs written in these languages

Recommended reading


* Mitchell, J.C. (2003). Concepts in programming languages. Cambridge University Press.
Stroustrup, B. (1994). The design and evolution of C++. Addison-Wesley.
Antonakos, J.L. & Mansfield Jr., K.C. (1998). Reference guide to C and C++. Prentice-Hall.
Eckel, B. (2000). Thinking in C++, Volume 1: Introduction to Standard C++. Prentice-Hall (2nd ed.). Also available at
http://www.mindview.net/Books/TICPP/ThinkingInCPP2e.html
Kernighan, B.W. & Ritchie, D.M. (1988). The C programming language. Prentice-Hall (2nd ed.).
Lippman, S.B. (1996). Inside the C++ object model. Addison-Wesley.
* Bratko, I. (2001). PROLOG programming for artificial intelligence. Addison-Wesley (3rd ed).



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