Principles of Programming Languages

Programming languages are one of the most important and direct tools for the construction of a computer system: in a modern computer different languages are routinely used for different levels of abstraction. Programming language is important because it defines the relationship, semantics and grammar which allows the programmers to effectively communicate with the machines that they program.Course Objectives: This short review course and deficiency exam will cover the following course objectives:

• Understand the salient features in the landscape of programming languages.

• Understand the essence of defining concepts of programming languages, so to allow critical choice about the level of abstraction