Programming Languages Test 2 Prep (Oct 22): Syntax, Analysis, Scope & Types

Test-prep deep dive for the closed-book Test 2: language implementation methods, BNF/EBNF syntax description, parse trees and ambiguity, operational semantics of assignment, lexical and syntax analysis, names, binding, scope and lifetime, plus pointer/reference types and type checking — built from the lecture slides and textbook readings since Test 1. Sources: Test 2 prep – Slides: Week 5 Lecture 2 (Oct 8) Test 2 prep – Slides: Week 6 Lecture 1 (Oct 12) Test 2 prep – Slides: Week 7 Names, Scope, Binding (Oct 19) Test 2 prep – Sebesta §1.7: Implementation Methods Test 2 prep – Sebesta §§3.1–3.2: Describing Syntax Test 2 prep – Sebesta §3.3: Formal Methods of Describing Syntax Test 2 prep – Sebesta §3.5: Assignment Example (Semantics) Test 2 prep – Sebesta §4.1: Lexical and Syntax Analysis Intro Test 2 prep – Sebesta §§4.2–4.4: Lexical and Syntax Analysis Test 2 prep – Sebesta §§5.2–5.5, 5.7: Names, Bindings, Scopes Test 2 prep – Sebesta §§5.4–5.6: Binding, Scope, Lifetime Test 2 prep – Sebesta §§6.11–6.12: Pointer/Reference Types, Type Checking