University of Washington

Programming Languages, Part B

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Dan  Grossman

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16 hours to complete
3 weeks at 5 hours a week
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There are 4 modules in this course

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3 videos2 readings

Let's get started programming with Racket and then learning idioms related to delaying evaluation. The welcome message has a few additional comments about picking up a new language and how to approach the homework assignment, so let's get started...

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23 videos6 readings1 programming assignment1 peer review

Welcome to the second week of Part B where we will focus on (a) building data structures in dynamically typed languages and (b) implementing programming languages with interpreters. Most of the programming assignment is focused on (b) -- implementing a small programming language that has function closures. As usual, start with the welcome message and enjoy!

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9 videos6 readings1 programming assignment1 peer review

In the last module of Part B we will use our experience programming in ML and Racket to compare and contrast static typing and dynamic typing. This is not only the most important difference between these two languages, but it is a fundamental topic in the study of programming languages. Learning it can help you program more effectively in both kinds of languages. After completing this week's quiz, don't forget to watch the Part B Wrap-Up and Part C Preview video.

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8 videos5 readings1 quiz

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Dan  Grossman

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