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CMPSC 460Principles of Programming Languages

3 credits · Computer Science · Penn State

Design and implementation of high level programming languages and survey of language paradigms including imperative, functional, and object-oriented programming. CMPSC 460 Principles of Programming Languages (3) The primary topics of this course include run-time systems for imperative programming languages and aspects of the object-oriented, functional and declarative paradigms that have applications in industrial software development. Study of these topics should improve student skills in programming, debugging and problem solving.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “CMPSC 312 and CMPSC 462 Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: CMPSC 469”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (2 programs).

Required in (2)

  • Computer Science, B.S. (Abington)
  • Computer Science, B.S. (Capital)