Programming languages matters
Richard Jed Wyatt, Lonnie Fairchild, Adrian Mihai Ionescu, David Hemmendinger, Amruth N. Kumar · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2009
What, I asked the panelists, should an undergraduate Programming Languages course at a mid-level institution consist of? ABET and CC-2005 are not much help. They leave an enormous range of options; all they say on the matter is: ABET: IV-6. The core materials must provide basic coverage of ..., concepts of programming languages... [2008--2009 Criteria for Accrediting Computing Programs, p. 3] ACM/IEEE: Theory of Programming Languages Principles and design of programming languages including grammars (syntax), semantics, type systems, and various language models (e.g., declarative, functional, procedural, and object-oriented). [ACM and IEEE Computing Curricula 2005, p. 56]