COMP6411 - winter 2014

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	FG-B-055	Paquet, Joey	paquet@cse.concordia.ca
office hours	--—J---	11:00-13:00	EV-3-221	Paquet, Joey
Programmer on duty	--W----	16:30-17:30 20:30-22:30	H-835	Laleh, Touraj	t_laleh@encs.concordia.ca

Lecture Schedule

wk	date	event	topics (tentative)
week 1	jan 8		introduction to the course
week 2	jan 15	individual assignment #1 handout	history of programming languages
week 3	jan 22	term paper assignment description handout final list of team members due
week 4	jan 29	individual assignment #1 due individual assignment #2 handout
week 5	feb 5
week 6	feb 12	project proposal due	programming paradigms
midterm break (feb 17-23)
week 7	feb 26	individual assignment #2 due individual assignment #3 handout
week 8	mar 5	home examination handout	program evaluation
week 9	mar 12	individual assignment #3 due individual assignment #4 handout schedule for presentations
week 10	mar 19
week 11	mar 26	individual assignment #4 due	programming languages popularity programming languages performance ranking
week 12	apr 2	home examination due Peer evaluation report - presentations Peer evaluation report - term paper team project presentations	no lecture
week 13	apr 9	team project presentations team project due	no lecture

Course Material and Resources

• Course outline
• ENCS Electronic Student Submission System
• Short guide to proper referencing
• Peer evaluation report - term paper