CS 421: Programming Languages & Compilers
Course Description
Structure of programming languages and their implementation. Basic language design principles; abstract data types; functional languages; type systems; object-oriented languages. Basics of lexing, parsing, syntax-directed translation, semantic analysis, and code generation. 3 undergraduate hours. 3 or 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One of CS 233, CS 240, CS 340 or ECE 391; CS 374 or ECE 374; one of MATH 225, MATH 257, MATH 415, MATH 416, ASRM 406, or BIOE 210.