# Rick van der Zwet
# StudentID: 0433373
# Lecture 1
# $Id: lecture1.txt 246 2007-09-28 07:36:04Z rick $

All quotes are based on the 7th edition of Concepts of programming
languages from Robert W. Sebesta, cause the 8th edition has not come in
yet

***Chapter 1 Review Questions***
7)
Q: What is the disadvantage of having to many features in a language?
A: "If a language ... bizarre results" pg. 15 section 1.3.2.1

8)
Q: How can user-defined operator overloading harm the readability of a
   program?
A: "Because the usual ... the program's readers" pg. 9

9)
Q: What is one example of a lack of orthogonality in the design of C?
A: "As examples of the lack ... affects its meaning" pg. 11

10)
Q: What language used orthogonality as a primary design criterion?
A: "Perhaps the most orthogonal programming language is ALGOL 68" pg. 11

11)
Q: What primitive control statement is used to build more complicated 
   control statements in languages that lack them?
A: "reaction to the poor readability ... goto statements severely
   reduces program readability" pg 12

12)
Q: What construct of a programming language provides process
   abstraction?
A: "A simple example ... use of a subprogram" pg 16

14)
Q: Why is type checking the parameters of a subprogram important?
A: "Type checking is an important ... the required repairs" pg 16-17

15)
Q: What is aliasing?
A: "Loosely defined, aliasing ... same memory cell" pg. 17 sect 1.3.3.3

16)
Q: What is exception handling?
A: "The ability of ... aid to reliability" pg. 17 sect 1.3.3.2


***Chapter 1 Problem Sets***
6)
Q: What common programming language statement, in your opinion, is most
   detrimental to readability?
A: "I believe the use of statements like goto and return in the middle
    of a program, which greatly reduce the reability"

10)
Q: What are the arguments for writing efficients programs even though
   hardware is relatively inexpensive?
A: * Hardware might be inexpensive, but not powerfull looking to
     embedded devices
   * A function might get called many times, making the overall program
     really slow

***Chapter 2 Review Questions***
11)
Q: What control flow statements were added to Fortran IV to get Fortran
   77?
A: "Fortran 77 retained most ... optional Else clause" pg. 59 sect. 2.3.5

12)
Q: Which version of Fortran was the first to have any soft of dynamic
   variables?
A: "Fortran 90 ... This is a radical ... only static data" pg 49 sec.
   2.3.5

20)
Q: What missing language element of ALGOL 60 damaged its changes for 
   widespread use?
A: "Most important amoung ... too machine dependent" pg. 61 sect. 2.5.6

30)
Q: What features of SIMULA 67 are now important parts of some object
oriented languages?
A: "The primary goal was ... classes and inheritance" pg. 101 sec.
   2.16.1