CSSE403 – Programming Language Paradigms

Fall 2010

Schedule Overview

Schedule last updated Sun Nov 7.

Week	Session	Topics	Slides	Preparation	Homework	Milestone
0	1 Thu Sep 2	Introductions Course intro. Review Milestone 1 Python install-fest	Course Intro	Syllabus
0	2 Fri Sep 3	Getting started with Python	Python Intro	Python Tutorial, Sections 1–4.5 Skim Zelle Graphics reference pdf
1	3 Mon Sep 6	Python functions and data types	Python Functions	Python Tutorial, Sections 4.6–(end of) 5	HW 1
1	4 Tue Sep 7	I/O Exception handling	Python I/O And Exceptions	Python Tutorial, Sections 6–8
1	5 Thu Sep 9	Object-oriented programming in Python	Python OO Intro	Python Tutorial, Section 9	HW 2
1	6 Fri Sep 10	Project work day, no regular class session				Language Research Assignment Rubric LaTeX Template Word Template
2	7 Mon Sep 13	More OOP Iterators and generators	Python OO Part 2	skim Python Tutorial, Section 10	HW 3
2	8 Tue Sep 14	Object-oriented etudes	OO Etudes	skim Python Tutorial, Section 11
2	9 Thu Sep 16	Python and Self	OO Etudes, part 2	Self: The Power of Simplicity [UngarSmith87] (on campus or VPN access only) Reading for today is more challenging than usual	None, but project milestone includes individual work this week
2	10 Fri Sep 17	Project work day, no regular class session				Installation and Trial Programs
3	11 Mon Sep 20	Python Reflection and Dispatch	Reflection		~~HW 4~~ delayed to session 13
3	12 Tue Sep 21	Python wrap-up: strengths and weakness	Language Wrap-Up	The Argument Clinic	Bring Quiz 12 to class with the front page completed (hardcopy handed out in class, session 11)
3	13 Thu Sep 23	Haskell install-fest Getting started with Haskell	Haskell Intro	Real World Haskell, Chapters 1 & 2	HW 4 delayed from session 11 Extra-credit: HW 5	Project Identification
3	14 Fri Sep 24	Project work day, no regular class session Regularly scheduled team meetings begin
4	15 Mon Sep 27	Haskell Basics and Types	Haskell Basics and Types	RWH, Ch. 3	HW 6
4	16 Tue Sep 28	Haskell Style	Haskell Style	RWH, Ch. 4
4	17 Thu Sep 30	More Haskell Style	Haskell Folds	RWH, skim Ch. 5	HW 7
4	18 Fri Oct 1	Project work day, no regular class session				Continued Project Development
5	19 Mon Oct 4	Haskell Typeclasses	Haskell Typeclasses	RWH, read Ch. 6	HW 8
5	20 Tue Oct 5	I/O in a pure, lazy, functional language	Haskell I/O	RWH, read Ch. 7, skim Ch. 13
5	21 Thu Oct 7	Monads	Haskell Monads	Sections 1–9 of Understanding Haskell Monads, by Ertugrul Söylemez	HW 9
5	22 Fri Oct 8	Project work day, no regular class session				Continued Project Development
6	23 Mon Oct 11	More Monads	Haskell Monads 2	Finish Sections 1–9 of Understanding Haskell Monads
6	24 Tue Oct 12	Haskell wrap-up	Haskell Wrap-up	Read this interview with Simon Peyton Jones	HW 10 (deadline extended on bonus problem only to Monday after break)	Teaching Material Draft
7	25 Mon Oct 18	Curt at SPLASH Project work day, no regular class session
7	26 Tue Oct 19	Curt at SPLASH Project work day, no regular class session
7	27 Thu Oct 21	Demo your Go install to Sam Varga in class Curt at SPLASH			HW 11
7	28 Fri Oct 22	Curt at SPLASH Project work day, no regular class session				Project Progress Report
8	29 Mon Oct 25	Ready to Go	Go Intro	Read the Go Tutorial, through section “An I/O Package”	HW 12
8	30 Tue Oct 26	Defining packages Using interfaces	Go Intro 2	Finish the Go Tutorial
8	31 Thu Oct 28	More on interfaces	Go Intro 3		HW 13
8	32 Fri Oct 29	Effective Go Style	Effective Go	Effective Go, through Initialization		Continued Project Development
9	33 Mon Nov 1	Effective Methods and Interfaces Sudoku work time	Effective Go 2	Effective Go, through Embedding	none
9	34 Tue Nov 2	Schedule presentations Sudoku work time	Go Methods	Finish Effective Go
9	35 Thu Nov 4	Effective Concurrency	Go Concurrency		HW 14 Pair Programming Encouraged
9	36 Fri Nov 5	Map-reduce	MapReduce	MapReduce [DeanGhemawat04]		Teaching Material Revisions
10	37 Mon Nov 8	4th Period: May the Forth Be With You 4th Period: Jr. Raptor Wranglers — 5th Period: Team Amethyst 5th Period: Honest Jim’s Miracle Tonic		4th: Install Forth 4th: Install Factor — 5th: Install Ruby 5th: Install Erlang	Start HW 15 Really, start early. You’ll need time. Pair Programming Encouraged
10	38 Tue Nov 9	4th Period: Team Bruce 4th Period: Steak Jell — 5th Period: defn team-name (fn [] "Team Lambda")) 5th Period: Black Perl		4th: Install Ruby 4th: Install VB.net — 5th: Install Clojure 5th: Install Perl
10	39 Thu Nov 11	4th Period: Discussion on Language Design 4th Period: Course Evaluations — 5th Period: Deck the Halls – Scala la la la 5th Period: Adjective Animal Productions	4th: Language Design	4th: Read this history of programming languages — 5th: Install Scala 5th: Install F#	HW 15 Pair Programming Encouraged
10	40 Fri Nov 12	5th Period: Discussion on Language Design 5th Period: Course Evaluations Complete Team Performance Evaluations on ANGEL before 8am on Monday	5th: Language Design	5th: Read this history of programming languages	Team Evals before 8am on Monday HW 16 due Monday of finals week	Final Presentation, Code Review, and Rubric