CS 4850 - Programming Languages

Properties of various programming languages including scope of declarations, storage allocation, control structures and formal parameters will be studied, as well as run time representation of programs and data structures. A study of compilers and interpreters will be made. This will include loading, execution, storage allocation, symbol tables, lexical scan, parsing and object code generation. The relation of automata to formal languages and grammars will be discussed.

Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: CS 3310

Credits: 3 hours

When Offered: Fall, Spring