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CSC8460 Advanced Programming Languages

Semester 2, 2022 Online
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Health, Engineering and Sciences
School or Department : School of Mathematics, Physics & Computing
Grading basis : Graded
Course fee schedule : /current-students/administration/fees/fee-schedules

Staffing

Examiner:

Requisites

Pre-requisite: CSC5020

Overview

Today the number of available programming languages is large and continues to increase, creating a challenge in choose the right tool for a task. However, programming languages are more alike than they are different. To master new languages with minimum time and effort, professional developers need to know the basic structures, semantics and elements that are common to all programming languages. They also need to understand the design principles of a small number of paradigms that effectively group languages. This advanced course forms an endpoint in the formal investigation into programming, and provides the skills for practitioners to continue to grow their expertise over a large range of present and future languages.

Today the number of available programming languages is large and continues to increase, creating a challenge in choose the right tool for a task. However, programming languages are more alike than they are different. To master new languages with minimum time and effort, professional developers need to know the basic structures, semantics and elements that are common to all programming languages. They also need to understand the design principles of a small number of paradigms that effectively group languages. This advanced course forms an endpoint in the formal investigation into programming, and provides the skills for practitioners to continue to grow their expertise over a large range of present and future languages.

Course learning outcomes

On completion of this course students should be able to:

  1. Explain complex programming syntax and structure using formal language tools, reflecting deep understanding of programming language syntax and semantics;
  2. Compare and contrast a wide range of properties of programming languages, with a particular focus on imperative language features;
  3. Evaluate the difference between the major programming language paradigms, and contextually select the paradigm best suited to solve a particular problem.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Language Evolution and Evaluation 5.00
2. Formal Description of Languages; Parsing 15.00
3. Common elements of imperative languages (variables, expressions, sub-programs etc) 20.00
4. Interpretation and compilation; typing systems 5.00
5. Prototype-based languages versus class-based languages 5.00
6. Functional Programming 40.00
7. Logical and other programming paradigms 10.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

There are no texts or materials required for this course.

Student workload expectations

To do well in this subject, students are expected to commit approximately 10 hours per week including class contact hours, independent study, and all assessment tasks. If you are undertaking additional activities, which may include placements and residential schools, the weekly workload hours may vary.

Assessment details

Approach Type Description Group
Assessment
Weighting (%) Course learning outcomes
Assignments Written Problem Solving 1 No 10 1
Assignments Written Problem Solving 2 No 20 2
Assignments Written Problem Solving 3 No 20 3
Assignments Written Report No 50 1,2,3
Date printed 10 February 2023