CSE 130 : Fall 2008

Programming Languages

Lecture 1: Hello, world.Lecture 1: Hello, world.

Ranjit JhalaUC San Diego

A Programming LanguageA Programming Language• Two variables

– x,y

• Three operations

L1: x++;y--;Three operations

– x++– x--

(y=0)?L2:L1

L2:x– (x=0)? L1:L2;

L2: …

Fact: This language is “equivalent” to every PL!Try writing quicksorty g q… or Windows, Google,… in this language.

So why study PL ?So why study PL ?

“A different language is a ff g gdifferent vision of life”

F d i F lli i- Federico Fellini

So why study PL ?So why study PL ?

Programming language

shapesshapes

P i th htProgramming thought

So why study PL ?So why study PL ?

PL characteristics affects how: • Ideas are expressed• Computation is expressed

Course GoalsCourse Goals

“Free your mind”-Morpheus

Course Goals: LearnCourse Goals: Learn

CLanguages/ConstructsNew ways to:New ways to:- describe- organize- think about think about computation

Enables you toEnables you to

Write software that’sWrite software that s•Readable •Correct•Extendable• Modifiable• Modifiable•Reusable

Enables you to learn new PLsEnables you to learn new PLs

No Java (C#) 10 (5) years agoNo Java (C#) 10 (5) years ago• AJAX? Python ? Ruby ? F# ?

Learn the anatomy of a PL • Fundamental building blocks• Fundamental building blocks• Different guises in different PLs

Re-learn the PLs you already know

Enables you to design new PLsEnables you to design new PLs…“who, me ?”,

Buried in every extensible system is a PL Buried in every extensible system is a PL • Emacs: E-Lisp

W d P i t M VBS i t• Word, Powerpoint: Macros, VBScript• Quake: QuakeC (Game Scripting)• Facebook: FBML• SQL, Renderman, LaTeX, XML …SQL, Renderman, LaTeX, XML …

Enables you to choose right PLEnables you to choose right PL

“ but isn’t that decided by …but isn t that decided by • libraries,

t d d • standards, • and my boss ?”yYes.

My goal: educate tomorrow’s tech leaders & bosses so you’ll make informed choices & bosses, so you ll make informed choices

MechanicsMechanics

www cs ucsd edu/classes/fa08/cse130/www.cs.ucsd.edu/classes/fa08/cse130/

Nothing printed, everything on Webpage!

Meetings:• Lectures: Ranjit Jhala, Tu-Th 5:00-6:20pm @ WLH 2204• Section: William Matthews, W 4:00-4:50 pm @ Peterson104• Office Hours: RJ (Th 1-3p), WM (W 10-12)

– Hours posted on web page (may change a bit)

MaterialMaterial

Outline: Outline: 1. Functional, OCaml, 5 weeks2 OO Python 3 weeks2. OO, Python, 3 weeks3. Logic, Prolog, 1 week

No recommended Text: • Online lecture notes• Resources posted on webpagep p g• Pay attention to lecture and section!

Requirements and GradingRequirements and Grading• The good news:

– No Homework – No Midterm …

• Weekly Quiz (best 6 of 9): 30%• Programming Assignments (8): 40%• Final: 30%

Grading on a curve. Two hints/rumors:1. Lot of work2. Don’t worry (too much) about grade

Weekly QuizWeekly Quiz

• Start of every Thursday lecturey y

• Best six will be considered for your grade– Some easier than others, give each your best shot

Based on lectures section of previous Tue Thu• Based on lectures, section of previous Tue, Thu

• Recommended ungraded HW problems posted • Recommended, ungraded, HW problems posted on previous Thursday are sample quiz questions

• Webpage has samples for next Thu (10/9) quiz

Weekly Programming AssignmentsWeekly Programming AssignmentsSchedule up on webpage

Due on Friday 5 PM

Deadline Extension:– Four “late days”, used as “whole unit”– 5 mins late = 1 late day5 mins late 1 late day– Plan ahead, no other extensions

PA #1 online, due 10/10, 5:00 PM

Weekly Programming AssignmentsWeekly Programming Assignments

Unfamiliar languages+ Unfamiliar environments

Start Early!

Weekly Programming AssignmentsWeekly Programming Assignments

Scoring St le Test s iteScoring = Style + Test suite

No Compile, No Score

Weekly Programming Assignments

Forget Java C C++

Weekly Programming Assignments

Forget Java, C, C++ …… other 20th century PLs… other 20 century PLs

Don’t complain that Ocaml is hard… that Ocaml is hard

… that Ocaml is retarded

Immerse yourself in new languageImmerse yourself in new language

It is notIt is not.

Free your mind.

Word from our sponsor Word from our sponsor …• Programming Assignments done ALONE

• We use plagiarism detection softwareWilliam is an expert– William is an expert

– Have code from all previous classesMOSS is fantastic plagiarize at your own risk– MOSS is fantastic, plagiarize at your own risk

Z T l• Zero Tolerance– offenders punished ruthlessly

• Please see academic integrity statement

Enough with the small talkEnough with the small talk

Say hello to OCamlSay hello to OCamlvoid sort(int arr[], int beg, int end){if (end > beg + 1){int piv = arr[beg];int piv = arr[beg];int l = beg + 1;int r = end;while (l != r-1){

if(arr[l] []

l++;else

swap(&arr[l], &arr[r--]);}if(arr[l]

let (l,r)= List.partition ((

ML: History VariantsML: History, Variants“Meta Language”D i d b R bi MilDesigned by Robin MilnerTo manipulate theorems & proofs

Several dialects:Standard ML (SML)• Standard ML (SML)– Original syntax

• Objective Caml: (Ocaml) Objective Caml: (Ocaml) – “The PL for the discerning hacker”– State-of-the-art, extensive library, tool, user support

• F# (Ocaml+.NET) released in Visual Studio

ML’s holy trinityML s holy trinityExpression Value

TType

• Everything is an expression• Everything has a valuey g• Everything has a type

Interacting with MLInteracting with ML“Read-Eval-Print” Loop

Repeat:Repeat:1. System reads expression e2 S l l 2. System evaluates e to get value v3. System prints value v and type t

What are these expressions values and types ?What are these expressions, values and types ?

Base type: IntegersBase type: Integers2 2

2+2 4

2 * (9+10) 38

int

2 * (9+10) -12 26

Complex expressions using “operators”:(why the quotes ?)

int

p p g p ( y q )• +, -, * • div, moddiv, mod

Base type: StringsBase type: Strings

“ab” “ab”

“ab” ^ “xy” “abxy”

string

Complex expressions using “operators”:(why the quotes ?)p p g p ( y q )

• Concatenation ^

Base type: BooleansBase type: Booleanstrue true

false false

1 < 2 true

“aa” = “pq” false

(“aa” = “pq”) && (18); (4,false)

int * bool

Complex types: Product (tuples)Complex types: Product (tuples)

(9-3,“ab”^“cd”,(2+2 ,7>8)) (6, “abcd”,(4,false))(9 3, ab cd ,( , 8)) (6, abcd ,(4,false))

(int * string * (int * bool))(int * string * (int * bool))

• Triples,…p ,• Nesting:

– Everything is an expression– Everything is an expression– Nest tuples in tuples

Complex types: ListsComplex types: Lists[]; [] ’a list

[1;2;3]; [1;2;3] int list

[1+1;2+2;3+3;4+4]; [2;4;6;8] int list

[“a”;“b”; “c”^“d”]; [“a”;“b”; “cd”] string list

[(1,“a”^“b”);(3+4,“c”)]; [(1 “ab”);(7 “c”)] (int*string) list[(1, a b );(3+4, c )]; [(1, ab );(7, c )] (int string) list

[[1];[2;3];[4;5;6]]; (int list) list[[1];[2;3];[4;5;6]];

• Unbounded size• Can have lists of anything (e.g. lists of lists)Can have lists of anything (e.g. lists of lists)• but …

Complex types: ListsComplex types: Lists

[1; “pq”];

All l t t h t

[1; pq ];

All elements must have same type

Complex types: ListsComplex types: ListsList operator “Cons” ::

[1] int list1::[];

1::[2]; [1;2;3] int list

“a”::[“b”;“c”]; [“a”;“b”;“c”] string list

1::[“b”; “cd”];Can only “cons” element to a list of same type

Complex types: ListsComplex types: Lists

List operator “Append” @List operator Append

int list[1;2]@[3;4;5];

@

[1;2;3;4;5]

[“a”]@[“b”]; [“a”;“b”] string list

[]@[1]; [1] string list

1 @ [2;3];Can only append two lists @ [ ; ];y pp

[1] @ [“a”;“b”];… of the same type

Complex types: ListsComplex types: Lists

List operator “head” hdList operator head

inthd [1;2]; 1

hd ([“a”]@[“b”]); “a” string

hd [];Only take the head a nonempty list []y p y

Complex types: ListsComplex types: Lists

List operator “tail” tlList operator tail

int listtl [1;2;3]; [2;3]

tl ([“a”]@[“b”]); [“b”] string list

tl [];Only take the tail of nonempty list []y p y

Recap: Tuples vs Lists ?Recap: Tuples vs. Lists ?What’s the difference ?• Tuples:

– Different types, but fixed number:“ b d”

• pair = 2 elts

(3, “abcd”) (int * string)

(3, “abcd”,(3.5,4.2)) (int * string * (float* float))• triple = 3 elts

• Lists:– Same type, unbounded number:

S t

[3;4;5;6;7] int list

• Syntax: – Tuples = comma Lists = semicolon

So far a fancy calculatorSo far, a fancy calculator…

what do we need next ? … what do we need next ?