Dear Computer

• Chapter 1: Naming Things
  • Letters to a Computer
  • Ruby as a Lens
  • Names and Values
  • Combinatorics of Names
  • Lvalues and Rvalues
  • Naming Practices
  • Reassignment and Mutability
  • Scope
  • Static and Dynamic Scoping
  • Namespaces
  • Modeling a Program
• Chapter 2: Translation
  • Programming Language
  • Why Study Languages
  • A Barrage of Languages
  • Syntax and Semantics
  • From Source to Execution
  • Lexing
  • Grammars
  • Derivations
  • Parse Trees
  • TODO Ladder of Precedence
  • Parsing
• Chapter 3: Types
  • Values and Operations
  • Primitive Types
  • Composite Scalar Types
  • Composite Non-scalar Types
  • TODO separate pages above
  • Typechecking
  • Converting Between Types
  • Static and Dynamic
  • Explicit and Implicit
  • Monkey Patching
• Chapter 4: Functions
  • Subprograms
  • Parameters
  • Return Values
  • TOSS Passing Mechanics
  • Overloading
  • Higher-order Functions
  • For-each
  • Map
  • Filter
  • Fold
  • TODO Generators
  • TODO Decorators (memoization, wrapping)
• Chapter 5: Objects
  • State and Behavior
  • Object Syntax
  • Instantiation
  • Computed Properties
  • Subclassing
  • Overriding Behaviors
  • Reuse Without Inheritance
  • Bootstrapping Classes
  • Multiple Inheritance
  • Mixins
• Ruby Exams
  • Fall 2024 Exam
  • Spring 2024 Exam
  • Fall 2023 Exam
  • Spring 2023 Exam
  • Fall 2022 Exam
• Chapter 6: Expressions
  • Haskell as a Lens
  • Functional Programming
  • Types
  • Defining Functions
  • Arity
  • Fixity
  • Precedence
  • Associativity
  • Conditional Expressions
  • Custom Operators
  • Evaluation Order
• Chapter 7: Immutability and I/O
  • Pure Functions
  • Random Number Generator
  • Output
  • Input
  • Helper Functions
  • Maybe Data
  • Iteration
  • Files
  • Guessing Game
  • Acrostic
• Chapter 8: Functions Revisited
  • Function Factory
  • Recursion
  • Pattern Matching
  • Higher-order Functions
  • Lambdas
  • Closures
  • Partial Application
  • Composition
  • Higher-order I/O
• Chapter 9: Types Revisited
  • Algebraic Data Types
  • Enumerations
  • Enums with Data
  • Destructuring
  • Typeclasses
  • Record Types
  • Generic Types
  • Maybe and Either
  • TODO Error Flow
  • Functions or Objects
• Haskell Exams
  • Fall 2024 Exam
  • Spring 2024 Exam
  • Fall 2023 Exam
  • Spring 2023 Exam
  • Fall 2022 Exam
• Chapter 10: Everything Revisited
  • Rust as a Lens
  • Print
  • Variables
  • Control Flow
  • Functions
  • Strings
  • Tuples
  • Structs
  • Enums
  • Arrays
  • Vectors
• Chapter 11: Managing Memory
  • A Place for Everything
  • Manual Release
  • Tracing
  • Reference Counting
  • Static Ownership
  • Box Type
  • Lifetimes
  • Rc Type
  • Closures
  • Higher-order Functions
• Chapter 12: Polymorphism Revisited
  • Overwhelmed By Types
  • Parametric Polymorphism in Java
  • Parametric Polymorphism in C++
  • Parametric Polymorphism in Rust
  • Type Constraints
  • Traits
  • Subtype Polymorphism
  • The Three Pillars
  • Supertypes and Subtypes
  • Impossible Arrays
  • Ad Hoc Polymorphism
• Rust Exams
  • Fall 2024 Exam
  • Spring 2024 Exam
  • Fall 2023 Exam
  • Spring 2023 Exam
  • Fall 2022 Exam