Announcements

• HW1 announced (1/20).

Overview

CS242, Programming Languages, covers the basics of the theory of programming languages, its applications to widely used languages today, and trends in the field that are likely to help define the programming languages of tomorrow. The techniques covered in the class also provide a set of intellectual tools that students can use to understand unfamiliar programming languages and improve their ability to design and write software.

Grade Breakdown

• Homeworks (50%)
  • 5 Programming assignments (10% each)
  • Roughly weekly, starting second week
  • Expect around 10 hours/week
• Course project (50%)
  • Choose from a list of possible projects
  • TBD

Each student has 2 late days to use, see policy for more details.