CSSE403 – Programming Language Paradigms

Fall 2009

Schedule Overview

Schedule last updated Thu Nov 12.

Week	Session	Topics	Slides	Preparation	Homework	Milestone
0	1 Thu Sep 3	Introductions Course intro. Review Milestone 1 Python install-fest	Course Intro	Syllabus
0	2 Fri Sep 4	Getting started with Python	Python Intro	Python Tutorial, Sections 1–4.5 Skim Zelle Graphics reference pdf
1	3 Mon Sep 7	Python functions and data types	Python Functions	Python Tutorial, Sections 4.6–(end of) 5	HW 1
1	4 Tue Sep 8	I/O Exception handling	Python I/O And Exceptions	Python Tutorial, Sections 6–8
1	5 Thu Sep 10	Object-oriented programming in Python	Python OO Intro	Python Tutorial, Section 9	HW 2
1	6 Fri Sep 11	Project work day, no regular class session				Language Research Assignment Rubric
2	7 Mon Sep 14	More OOP Iterators and generators	Python OO Part 2	skim Python Tutorial, Section 10	HW 3
2	8 Tue Sep 15	Object-oriented etudes	OO Etudes	skim Python Tutorial, Section 11
2	9 Thu Sep 17	Python and Self	OO Etudes, part 2	Self: The Power of Simplicity [UngarSmith87]	None
2	10 Fri Sep 18	Project work day, no regular class session				Project Identification
3	11 Mon Sep 21	Python Reflection and Dispatch	Reflection		HW 4
3	12 Tue Sep 22	Python wrap-up: strengths and weakness	Language Wrap-Up	The Argument Clinic
3	13 Thu Sep 24	Haskell install-fest Getting started with Haskell	Haskell Intro	Real World Haskell, Chapters 1 & 2	HW 5
3	14 Fri Sep 25	Project work day, no regular class session				Installation and Project Selection
4	15 Mon Sep 28	Haskell Basics and Types	Haskell Basics and Types	RWH, Ch. 3	HW 6
4	16 Tue Sep 29	Haskell Style	Haskell Style	RWH, Ch. 4
4	17 Thu Oct 1	More Haskell Style	Haskell Folds	RWH, skim Ch. 5	HW 7
4	18 Fri Oct 2	Project work day, no regular class session				Continued Project Development
5	19 Mon Oct 5	Haskell Typeclasses	Haskell Typeclasses	RWH, read Ch. 6	HW 8
5	20 Tue Oct 6	I/O in a pure, lazy, functional language	Haskell I/O	RWH, read Ch. 7, skim Ch. 8
5	21 Thu Oct 8	Monads	Haskell Monads	RWH, skim Ch. 13, read Ch. 14	HW 9
5	22 Fri Oct 9	Project work day, no regular class session				Continued Project Development
6	23 Mon Oct 12	Haskell wrap-up	Haskell Wrap-up	Read this interview with Simon Peyton Jones	HW 10 (bonus due 10/14)
6	24 Tue Oct 13	Erlang install-fest Getting started with Erlang	Erlang Intro	Programming Erlang, Ch. 1–2 Install Erlang (posted late, we'll do this in class)		Teaching Material Draft
7	25 Mon Oct 19	Erlang Basics	Erlang Basics	Programming Erlang, Ch. 3 Review on-line Erlang man pages	None
7	26 Tue Oct 20	More Erlang basics	Erlang Basics 2	Programming Erlang, Ch. 4
7	27 Thu Oct 22	Exceptions Sequential Erlang Miscellany	Erlang Bits And Pieces	Programming Erlang, read §5.1–5.3, skim §5.4.	HW 11
7	28 Fri Oct 23	Processes and concurrency	Erlang Concurrency	Programming Erlang, Ch. 7–8		Continued Project Development
8	29 Mon Oct 26	Curt at OOPSLA Project work day, no regular class session
8	30 Tue Oct 27	Curt at OOPSLA Project work day, no regular class session
8	31 Thu Oct 29	Curt at OOPSLA Project work day, no regular class session			HW 12
8	32 Fri Oct 30	More on `receive` Errors in concurrent programs	Erlang Process Errors	Programming Erlang, Ch. 9		Teaching Material Revisions
9	33 Mon Nov 2	Schedule presentations Distributed Programming with Erlang	Distributed Erlang	Programming Erlang, Ch. 10–11	HW 13
9	34 Tue Nov 3	Designing concurrent programs	Erlang Design	Programming Erlang, Ch. 19–20
9	35 Thu Nov 5	Map-reduce	MapReduce	MapReduce [DeanGhemawat04]	None
9	36 Fri Nov 6	1991 in Norway				Continued Project Development
10	37 Mon Nov 9	Team Big Mouth Groove Monitors			None
10	38 Tue Nov 10	The Peculiar Institution Team Awejome
10	39 Thu Nov 12	Helpdesk Fish The Breakfast Club			HW 14
10	40 Fri Nov 13	Discussion on Language Design Course Evaluations Complete Team Performance Evaluations on ANGEL before 8am on Monday	Language Design		Team Evals before 8am on Monday	Final Presentation