Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:09:12 -0700 (PDT)

From: Martin Dickey <dickey@cs.washington.edu>

To: cse413@ms.washington.edu

Subject: Research paper

Resent-Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 15:09:19 -0700 (PDT)

Resent-From: cse413@ms.washington.edu

Here's some preliminary information so you can get started.

I would like each person to select a different programming language, and

report on it. The language should NOT be one covered in our text book

(even in chapters we are skipping), and it should NOT be one you already

have studied (remember, I have your questionnaires!)

For the language you pick, I'l ask you to investigate specifically a

couple of things, and in addition you can report on some features of

particular interest to you. The focus is to be on the langauge itself,

not on machines, compilers, or applications associated with the language.

The first step is selecting the language. PLease get started on that

right away. I think you will find tons of stuff on the Internet, but

that's not the only place you can look.

When you have a language in picked out, you can "register" it with

me (via e-mail) so that no one else grabs it. Try to have the selection

process done quickly -- say one week or 10 days.

Don't stop working once you have a language selected. Start right away

collecting information and learning as much as you can. The next step

will be to focus the topic a little.

I'll post formal requirements and a detailed schedule later. Have fun!