1. Programming Language Seminar
Tue. 14:00-16:00
Shenkar 114
Mooly Sagiv

2. Outline
Topics
Requirements
How to give a presentation

3. Programming Languages
Existing C
Java
Java in a Nutshell (3rd Edition)
Thinking in Java
New C#
CAML
Vault

4. 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) {}

5. Programming Languages
Existing C
Java
Java in a Nutshell (3rd Edition)
Thinking in Java
New C#
CAML
Vault

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

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

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

9. 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

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

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

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

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

14. Know your audience
Background

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

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

19. Use colors properly
Item 1
Item 2
Item 3

20. 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 ?