CPE 350 - Advanced Programming Languages

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Western New England University

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Prerequisite: CPE 305 or equivalent, CPE 310 or equivalent. This course introduces students to software engineering issues that arise in medium to large scale systems design. Rather than focus on a particular language, the course introduces the theory and design of modern programming languages. Students learn the basic elements of a language translator (compiler); lexical analysis, parsing, code generation, symbol table management, and error recovery. They learn to write regular expressions and context free grammars. Students also learn the separate phases of compilation and the issues involved in designing a medium sized translator. To facilitate student understanding, a semester long, incremental design project is employed. As a result of building their own compiler, students understand the operation and messages presented by any modern commercial translator. The methods of assessing student learning in the course are homework assignments, quizzes, an hour exam, and a semester long design project that culminates in a formal presentation. 3 cr.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wne.edu

Phone Number:

(413) 782-3111

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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