- Description
- Study of features of programming languages and of the methods used to specify and translate them. Topics include LISP, virtual machines, syntax and semantics, binding times, scoping rules, implementation choices, procedure calling, and parameter passing.
- Prerequisites
- COSC282 Data Structures and Algorithms
- Textbook for Fall 2007
- Sebesta, R. W. (2010). Concepts of programming languages. Boston: Addison-Wesley. 978-0-13-607347-5. (New for Fall 2010)
COSC382 is offered fall semesters by the department of mathematical sciences at Messiah College.