This is the course website for SI413: Programming Languages and Implementation in Fall 2026.
This course is all about the design and implementation of programming languages. We will learn how to write and understand language specs, see multiple different programming language paradigms, and get our hands dirty writing interpreters and compilers for a progressively powerful series of languages that we design and build.
See the course policy for details on syllabus, grading, etc.
Last week
Monday 10/05
Class 3.1: Abstract Syntax Trees
Wednesday 10/07
Class 3.2: Introduction to Rust
Wednesday 10/07
Lab 2.3 due 23:59
Friday 10/09
Lab 3.1: Spec and Interpreter for an Iffy Language
This week
Monday 10/12
Columbus Day Holiday
Wednesday 10/14
HW 3.1 due before class
Wednesday 10/14
Class 3.3: Rust compile-time memory management: ownership and borrowing
Friday 10/16
Midterm exam