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History of Programming Languages

History

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In this seminar course, we will study themes in the programming
language research area from a historical perspective.
This idea of "several steps" is distinct from the modern idea of
publishing every single thought that occurred to someone over
breakfast so that the dean can get a high count for her yearly
report.
The primary goal is to understand some of the major themes in the
discipline as it exists today and how these themes evolved in several
steps. Initially, the seminar will focus on two themes close to the
instructor's heart: how semantics emerged and how languages evolved
that do not adhere to the common idea of a fixed syntax, scope, and
semantics. The choice of other themes will entirely depend on
students' interests and preferences. All programming language themes
are welcome.
The secondary goal is to develop basic skills for understanding and
describing research themes. Every student will learn to approach a
theme by reading a series of papers, preparing an annotated
bibliography, and presenting the key steps in the evolution of the
theme.
The intended audience consists of PhD students who will write a
dissertation in the area and MS/undergraduate students who wish to
deepen their understanding of the programming language area. PhD
students at all stages of research will benefit. Someone close to the
writing stage will have a chance to develop the bibliography for the
chapter on background work; students at an early stage can use this
opportunity to find, refine, or reject an idea for dissertation
research.

Prerequisites Ideally, a PhD student should have taken Intensive
Principles of Programming Languages. An undergraduate or an MS
student should have taken Principles of Programming Languages and
studied some additional topics of interest outside of courses.

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