The purpose of this course is to provide a solid understanding of the fundamentals in programming systems. The course covers three basic aspects of programming systems: The machine view usually presented to the programmer and the language interface to this view, program design and implementation, and programming tools that abstract tedious processes. The course uses mainly the C programming language and the Unix environment.

Course type

• Core course, 4 Credits
• Prerequisites: CS150 Programming 

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Textbook

• Required
  • In-class lecture notes.
  • C Programming: A Modern Approach. K. N. King. W. W. Norton & Company, 1996, ISBN 0-393-96945-2.
  • (online) C Elements of Style, Steve Oualline, 1992.
  • (online) The C Book, Mike Banahan, Declan Brady and Mark Doran, Second Edition, 2003.
  • (online) Programming from the Ground Up, Jonathan Bartlett 2004.

• Optional
  
  • Computer Systems: A Programmer's Perspective. Randal E. Bryant and David R. O'Hallaron. Prentice Hall, 2003, ISBN 0-13-034074-X.
  • (online) C Language Reference Manual, SGI.
    
  • (online) The C Library Reference Guide, Eric Huss, 1997.
    
  • Writing Solid Code, Steve Maguire, Microsoft Press, 1993.
  • C Interfaces and Implementations, David R. Hanson, Addison-Wesley 1996.
  • Programming with GNU Software, Michael K. Loukides & Andrew Oram, O'Reilly 1997.

Schedule

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