CAS 761: Generative Programming (Winter 2024)

Class: Monday, Thursday 13:30-15:00, usual CAS grad room.

The course will cover, through discussion and readings of important papers in the area, the related topics of generative programming, Domain Specific Languages, generic programming and program families. 60% of the mark will be given for leading class discussion of each assigned paper, and 40% on a small project due at the end of the course.

In more detail about the papers:

Before the class where the paper (or part thereof) will be discussed, you need to hand in a 1-page (recto-verso, 10 or 11pt font, narrow margins) 'summary', comprised of:

1. Summary of the paper. In your own words, the topics that the paper talks about. You can quote from the paper (make it clear when you do).
2. 'Take home message': what you think that the author's message is. What you think the author wants you to remember from the paper. (Can often be quite separate from the summary)
3. What you learned: Things you learned from the paper that were there, but not really the main points. More like a side effect.
4. Open questions: what is covered in the paper that you still don't quite understand. Questions on 'what next'.
5. Relevance to research: did you learn something from this paper that can be applied in your research, or otherwise has relevance.