CS-300 Programming Languages
How to Contact Dr. Vickery
- Email: [ vickery at forbin.qc.edu ]
This is the best way to contact me about the course.
- Voice: 718-997-3508. You can always leave a message.
- Office: SB Room A-222 (down the corridor from the
department office).
Office hours will be Thursday at 1:00 PM,
but it's a good idea to check with me ahead of time.
Textbooks
- Robert W. Sebesta, Concepts of Programming Languages, Fourth
Edition. Addison-Wesley, 1999.
- Robert Wilensky, Common LISPcraft. W. W. Norton, 1986.
Additional Resources
The PFE Editor
You may use any text editor you wish for preparing the programming
projects in this course. However, your code must be properly
indented, and there must be no ASCII <tab>
characters in your code. These two requirements can most easily be
met by using a good programmer's text editor. There are many of them
available, and you may get a completely free copy of PFE
(Programmer's File Editor) from the [ Development
Tools ] page for CS-101. You'll find
instructions for installing it there too.
Java Development Kit
You will be doing programming assignments using the Java language
this term. The Java Development Kit (JDK), version 1.2.2 (also
called SDK 2) is current and is available in the computer labs
on campus. You may download a free copy of JDK 1.2.2 from the
[ Development
Tools ] page for CS-101. You'll find instructions for
installing it there too.
Common Lisp Interpreter/Compiler
You will be doing programming projects using the Common LISP language
this term, and will need a compiler/interpreter for that language.
You can use the clisp command from your forbin account.
Or you can install the same software on any PC that is available to
you. You can get the program from the [ Development Tools ] page for
this course. You'll find instructions for installing
it there too.
Follow the link above for information specific to this semester.