1. Paradigms and paradigm shifts
Module 01.1 COP4020 – Programming Language Concepts Dr. Manuel E. Bermudez

2. Course goals Not merely a tour of programming languages.
Study the LINGUISTICS of programming
An analogy: a linguist has more knowledge than merely speaking a few languages

3. Course goals Learn programming linguistics:
Language Classification (paradigms)
Compilation
Scanning and Parsing
Name binding, object lifetimes, and scope rules.
Functional Programming.
Logic Programming.
Some (additional) aspects of Object-Oriented Programming.

4. Course Topics Paradigms. Compiling. Lexical and Syntax Analysis.
RPAL, a functional language.
Names, Objects and Scopes.
Logic Programming.
Object-Oriented Programming (C++).