CIS 120 - Programming Languages and Techniques I
Spring 2012
Towne 100 MWF 11:00 - noon
The goal of CIS 120 is to introduce students to computer science
by emphasizing the design aspects of programming. Students
taking CIS120 will learn how to design programs,
including:
- test-driven development
- data types and data representation
- abstraction, interfaces, and modularity
- programming patterns (recursion, iteration, events, call-backs,
collections,
map-reduce, GUIs, ...)
- functional programming
- how and when to use mutable state
- inheritance and object-oriented programming.
Technologies
CIS 120 teaches programming concepts in two different languages: OCaml
and Java, spending approximately equal time on how to design programs
in each language. Students are encouraged to use the Eclipse
development environment for implementing their projects.
Who can take CIS120?
CIS120 students are not expected to have any prior experience
with OCaml (or even Java). We assume some previous programming
experience at the level of a high school computer science class. If
you got at least 4 in the AP Computer Science A or AB exam, you will do
great. Basic experience with any programming language (for instance C,
C++, Java, VB, or Scheme) will be sufficient. If you have never
programmed before, you should take CIS 110 first.
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