Course details

Principles of Programming Languages

IPP Acad. year 2003/2004 Summer semester 5 credits

Current academic year

The course offers basic classification of programming languages with more detailed explanation of imperative and declarative languages. Explaining imperative paradigm, it will be presented non-structured, structured (both block and modular), and object-oriented prgoramming languages. A brief introduction into functional and logic programming will be studied during explanation of declarative paradigm. The underlying theories are discussed too. Students will be also given an introduction to processing (translation) of presented programming paradigms/languages.

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Guarantor

Kolář Dušan, doc. Dr. Ing. (DIFS)

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Completion

Credit+Examination

Time span

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Subject specific learning outcomes and competences

Students will be able to classify programming languages. They will be able to use a given programming paradigm on a certain level too. Moreover, basic analysis and compilation issues will be clarified as well.

Learning objectives

To give an overview: of existing programming paradigms, of range of existing programming languages and their classification, and of requirements on programming language analysis and translation.

Recommended prerequisites

Study literature

  • Texty přednášek v elektronické podobě
  • Kolář, D.: Principy programovacích jazyků a objektově orientovaného programování - I, studijní opora pro kombinované studium, modul IPP I, VUT FIT, 2006
  • Křivka, Z., Kolář, D.: Principy programovacích jazyků a objektově orientovaného programování - II, studijní opora pro kombinované studium, modul IPP II, VUT FIT, 2008
  • Kolář, D.: Principy programovacích jazyků a objektově orientovaného programování - III, studijní opora pro kombinované studium, modul IPP III, VUT FIT, 2006

Fundamental literature

  • Sebesta R.W.: Concepts of Programming Languages, 4th edition, ADDISON-WESLEY, 1999, ISBN 0-201-38596-1
  • MacLennan, B.J.: Principles of Programming Languages: Design, Evaluation, and Implementation (3rd Edition). Oxford University Press, 1999.

Progress assessment

Mid-term exam. One to three projects to be solved during a term.

Course inclusion in study plans

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