Programming Language Seminar http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~msagiv/courses/pls01.html Tue. 14:00-16:00 Shenkar 114 Mooly Sagiv 640-7606 msagiv@post.tau.ac.il

Outline Topics Requirements How to give a presentation

Programming Languages Existing C Java Java in a Nutshell (3rd Edition) Thinking in Java http://www.planetpdf.com/ New C# CAML Vault

import java.io.*; public class HelloWorld { public static void main(String args[]) System.out.println("Hello world from Java"); System.out.println("Press 'Enter' to exit."); try int ch = System.in.read(); } catch(IOException e) {}

Programming Languages Existing C Java Java in a Nutshell (3rd Edition) Thinking in Java http://www.planetpdf.com/ New C# CAML Vault

Topics Programming Language extensions Programming Language Tools Compilers Partial evaluators Bug finding/Verification/Testing Program understanding Automatic memory management Regions Garbage collections Profilers

Seminar Requirements Read an article about how to present your work One volunteer for next week Select two topics this week (by Friday by Email) Meet instructor at least one week before class Attend 11 lectures Bonus grade for “live students”

How to give a presentation What to say and how to say it Getting through the audience Visual aids

What to say and how to say it Communicate the Key Ideas Don’t get bogged down in Details The best talk make you read the paper Structure your talk Use Top-Down approach Introduction Body [Technicalities] The Conclusion Use Examples

Introduction Define the problem Motivate the audience Introduce terminology Discuss earlier work Emphasize the contributions [Provide a road map] Use Examples

The body Abstract the major results Explain the significance of the results Explain the main techniques Use enlightening examples Demonstrations are welcome

[Technicalities] Expert only part Show something really interesting beyond the paper/tool

The Conclusion Hindsight is clearer than Foresight Give open problems/further work Indicate that your talk is over

Know your audience Background

Getting Through The Audience Use Repetitions Remind, don’t assume Don’t over-run Maintain Eye Contact Control your Voice Control your motion Take care of your appearance

Visual Aids PowerPoint transparencies Don’t overload transparencies Don’t use too many transparencies Use Overlays Properly Use Color Effectively Use Pictures and Tables The blackboard can be used too

Don’t overload transparencies The input of the program can be arbitrary. Let x be a prime number, i.e., all the numbers z<x do not divide x. y be the next prime number, i.e., etc. Arbitrary input Prime number x The next prime y

Use overlays (im)properly Item 1 Item 1.1 Item 1.2 Item 2 Item 2.1 Item 2.1.1

Use colors properly Item 1 Item 2 Item 3

The End http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~msagiv/courses/pls01.html Additional information and the prototype implementation is available from my home-page. Any questions ? http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~msagiv/courses/pls01.html