Course detail

Programming Language Theory

FIT-TJDAcad. year: 2021/2022

Types of programming languages: procedural and declarative, diferencies from the semantic point of view. The problem of the programming languages semantic formal definition. Various ways of the programming languages semantic formal definition. The axiomatic definition of the formal semantic: Floyd-Hoare logic. The denotation definition of the formal sematic: lambda calculus. The technology of the programming languages translation after a parsing. The solution of the context features of programming languages in the syntax-directed context-free compiler. Type systems. Target code generation. Methods of registes assignment. The target code generation for pipeline processors.

Doctoral state exam - topics:

  1. Types of programming languages: procedural and declarative, diferencies from the semantic point of view.
  2. The problem of the programming languages semantic formal definition. Various ways of the programming languages semantic formal definition.
  3. The axiomatic definition of the formal semantic: Floyd-Hoare logic.
  4. The denotation definition of the formal sematic: lambda calculus.
  5. The technology of the programming languages translation after a parsing.
  6. The solution of the context features of programming languages in the syntax-directed context-free compiler.
  7. Internal languages between front and backend of the compiler
  8. Type systems
  9. Target code generation. Methods of registes assignment.
  10. The target code generation for pipeline processors.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Tomáš Hruška, CSc.

Department

Department of Information Systems (UIFS)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

The ability to define formally and th use the definition of the programming language semantic. To have an overview over the code generation for modern processors.

Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Recommended or required reading

Sethi R.: Programming Languages Concepts, Addison Wesley 1989
Nilson U. - Matuszynski J.: Logic, Programming and Prolog, John Wiley 1990
Nielson R.,H. - Nielson F.: Semantics with Applications - A Formal Introduction, John Wiley 1992
Aho, V. A. - Sethi, R. - Ullmann, J. D. : Compilers - Principles, Techniques, and Tools, Addison - Wesley Publishing Company 1987
Gordon, J., C.: Programming language Theory and its Implementation, Prentice Hall 1988
Reynolds, J.: Theories of Programming Languages, Cambridge University Press, 2009
Friedman, D.P., Wand, M.: Essentials of Programming Language, MIT Press, 2008.
Pierce, B.C.: Types and Programming Languages, MIT Press, 2002.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

discussion on the doctoral lectures, To write an essay of some relevant topic.

Language of instruction

Czech, English

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To obtain wide knowledge especially of the semantic and translation of programming language.  To focus to possibility of a formal definition of the syntax and semantic of programming languages.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Lectures only. In the case whn the course is opened as the consulted study discussions with the given literature.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme VTI-DR-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, elective

  • Programme VTI-DR-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, elective

  • Programme VTI-DR-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, elective

  • Programme VTI-DR-4 Doctoral

    branch DVI4 , any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, elective

  • Programme DIT Doctoral, any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT-EN Doctoral, any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT-EN Doctoral, any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, compulsory-optional
  • Programme DIT Doctoral, any year of study, winter semester, 0 credits, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Tomáš Hruška, CSc.

Syllabus

  1. Types of programming languages: procedural and declarative, diferencies from the semantic point of view.
  2. The problem of the programming languages semantic formal definition. Various ways of the programming languages semantic formal definition.
  3. The axiomatic definition of the formal semantic: Floyd-Hoare logic.
  4. The denotation definition of the formal sematic: lambda calculus.
  5. The technology of the programming languages translation after a parsing.
  6. The solution of the context features of programming languages in the syntax-directed context-free compiler.
  7. Type systems
  8. Target code generation. Methods of registes assignment.
  9. The target code generation for pipeline processors. 

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Tomáš Hruška, CSc.