Programming Language Exploration

Just as processors utilize a few basic tools to support a wide range of languages, languages utilize a few basic tools to support a wide range of methodologies. The aim of linguistics is to isolate and explain these tools, by way of case study.

Language case studies

• Python : Lecture notes . Exercises . Solutions
  Readings: Tutorial . Quick Reference . Other documentation
• Self : Tutorial . Lecture notes . Exercises
  Readings: OOPSLA'87 paper
• Sather : Lecture notes . Exercises . Solutions
  Readings: Typing . Iters . Short tutorial . Long tutorial
• Haskell : Lecture notes . Exercises . Solutions
  Readings: Tutorial . Report
• Lambda-Prolog : Lecture notes . Exercises . Solutions
  Readings: Tutorial . Some papers
• Life : Lecture notes . Exercises
  Readings: Tutorial
• Scripting : Component software / Scripting languages . Tcl . Distributed objects