Programming Languages Week 7 (Oct 19+22): Scope, Types & Functional Programming

A recap of binding, scope, and lifetime, then pointer and reference types plus how type checking works — closing with the fundamentals of functional programming, from mathematical functions to what makes a language functional. Sources: Week 7 (Oct 19-22) – Sebesta §§5.4–5.6: Binding, Scope, Lifetime Week 7 (Oct 19-22) – Sebesta §§6.11–6.12: Pointer/Reference Types, Type Checking Week 7 (Oct 19-22) – Sebesta §§15.1–15.3: Functional Programming Fundamentals

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