In the last week of the semester, you will be expected to present a 15-20 minute lecture on an in-demand scripting language. Working in a 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) and how they relate to the design goals
• sample code (examples that demonstrate the features and strengths of the language)
• real-world applications (who is using it and why)
• a list of references

The teams and assigned languages are listed below:

Go	Borchert, Howell & Roeder
Kotlin	Burright, Johnson & Sailors
R	Gaynor, Joseph & Sanchez
Ruby	Crowl, Lum & Tran
Rust	He, Mondiri & Williams
Swift	Hoffman, Oh & Wordekemper

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:

Mar 29 (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 12 (worth 20 pts)

By this date, you must have a full 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 19 (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 23 & 25 (worth 50 pts)

In the last week of the semester, you will be expected to present your language to the class.