COMP6411 - winter 2013

Course Description

COMP 6411 Comparative Study of Programming Languages (4 credits)

Comparison of several high-level programming languages with respect to application areas, design, efficiency, and ease of use. The selected languages will demonstrate programming paradigms such as functional, logical, and scripting. Static and dynamic typing. Compilation and interpretation. Advanced implementation techniques. A project.

Course Schedule and Contacts

component	day	time	location	instructor	e-mail address	web
lecture EE	--W----	17:45-20:15	H-623	Paquet, J.	paquet@cse.concordia.ca
office hours	---J—--	10:30-12:30	EV-3-221	Paquet, J.
Programmer on duty	--W----	16:30-17:30 20:30-22:30	H-835	Rabah, S.	s_rabah@encs.concordia.ca	[1]

Lecture Schedule

wk	date	event	topics (tentative)
week 1	jan 9		introduction to the course
week 2	jan 16	programming assignment #1 handout	genealogy of programming languages
week 3	jan 23	term paper assignment description handout final list of team members due
week 4	jan 30	programming assignment #1 due programming assignment #2 handout
week 5	feb 6
week 6	feb 13	project proposal due	programming paradigms
midterm break (feb 18-24)
week 7	feb 27	programming assignment #2 due programming assignment #3 handout home examination handout
week 8	mar 6		program evaluation
week 9	mar 13	programming assignment #3 due programming assignment #4 handout schedule for presentations handout
week 10	mar 20	programming assignment #4 due	programming languages popularity programming languages performance ranking
week 11	mar 27	team project presentations	no lecture
week 12	apr 3	home examination due team project presentations	no lecture
week 13	apr 10	team project presentations team project due	no lecture

Course Material and Resources

• Course outline
• ENCS Electronic Student Submission System
• comp6411 winter 2013 groups