Programming Languages

NB: For MSc Students Only
Requirements Students wishing to take this option are required to take the course on Functional Programming.

Overview

To investigate the semantics of a range of programming languages by writing interpreters in Haskell that work on abstract syntax trees.

Learning Outcomes

After taking this course, students will be able to:

• define the semantics of a programming language using a definitional interpreter.
• investigate semantic issues in programming languages by studying implementations in an interpreter
• solve problems using a range of programming paradigms and assess the effectiveness of each paradigm for a particular problem.