CSC/ECE 517 Fall 2010/ch4 4g HW

Introduction

Transition from Metaprogramming in statically typed languages last chapter to dynamically typed languages.

Review of metaprogramming.

Brief overview of coverage in this chapter.

Dynamic Languages

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Definition

Dynamic languages (with dynamic typing):

Pure oo: Ruby

Not pure oo but designed mainly for that purpose: Python

Not oo but has elements: Perl

Usage and Examples

Dynamic Typing

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Definition.

How different from static.

Examples of:

Ruby

Python

Perl

Metaprogramming

Definition.

How the implementation is similar to or different from static.

Examples of:

Ruby

Python

Perl

Impact and Development

Real-world examples.

Proposed improvements in the given language-examples.

Conclusion

Review everything.