CSC 533: Programming Languages
Spring 2019
Class Presentation
In the last week of the semester, you will be expected to present a
15-20 minute lecture on a cutting-edge scripting language. Working in a two-=person team, you will
research a language and present an overview to the class.
The format of the presentations is up to you, although the following
content should be included:
- an overview and history of the language
- its design goals
- language features (including binding choices, data types, control statements, memory
management, and support for abstraction)
- sample code
- real-world applications
- a list of references
The randomly selected teams, and the languages for each team, are listed below:
Sam Hughes, Ben Kim | Go (Google)
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Parker Johnson, Brad Koenen | Groovy (Apache)
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David Lee, Grant Nakagawa | Rust (Mozilla)
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Vicky Lo, Cong Nguyen | TypeScript (Microsoft)
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The assignment will be graded both on content and the quality of the
presentation. You should utilize some form of presentation software
(e.g., PowerPoint) so that your presentation can be made available for all
students in the class to review. The following intermediate checkpoints
are enforced to provide constructive feedback in the development process:
- April 5 (worth 10 pts)
- By this date, you should have researched the language and obtained hands-on experience
developing code in that language. You will meet with the instructor and give an
informal overview of the language, commenting on issues that will eventually go
into the presentation.
- April 19 (worth 20 pts)
- By this date, you must have a draft of your presentation completed
(e.g., your PowerPoint slides) and handed in. The instructor may
make suggestions as to changes or additions in the content of the presentation.
- April 26 (worth 20 pts)
- By this date, you must give a practice presentation for the instructor.
The instructor may make suggestions for improving the delivery of the presentation.
- April 29 (worth 50 pts)
- In the last week of the semester, you will be expected to present your language to the class.