Welcome to IN5570 - finally :-)
Hi everyone,
first, I would, on behalf of the department, again apologize for the (internal to IfI) misunderstanding about the status of IN5570 this semester.
It was planned to be self-study (as it was Spring 2024), but somewhere along the way, this info did not propogate to the person who actually does the scheduling of courses - and I did not notice the error :-(
Second, we have discussed how to handle the situation as there are at least 4 students that will follow the course - perhaps more... And so we plan to have some course activities, so that it will be semi-self-study - we will provide more support than the usual self-study (which typically are taken by just a few self-sustaining students).
Third, we will start with an orientation meeting via Zoom on Tuesday during the scheduled lecture slot - as I am at a workshop in Stockholm next week, it will be via Zoom and start at 10:50 and end no later than 12:00.
Fourth, I will ask you to start reading the following (attached and in Teaching Materials IN5570v25 on the left):
- Emerald: A General Purpose Language - gives an overview of the language seen as an OO language. You do not need to fully understand the type system - this will be explained later. File Name: SPE-paper-1991-Emerald-language.pdf
- For reference, you might also start reading: Emerald Language Report, File name Emerald Language Report.pdf
On Tuesday, I will lay out how we handle the self-study course - it will not be entirely self-study as I will give some lectures and other normal course activities.
IMPORTANT ACTION ITEM:
- SEND ME AN E-MAIL CONFIRMING THAT YOU PLAN TO TAKE THE COURSE
See you Tuesday!
Sincerely, Eric