Dynamic Programming Languages

Catalog description

Restricted to students in the School of Continuing & Professional Studies. Introduction to programming in dynamically typed languages, sometimes known as scripting languages. The primary language example will be Python; the course will cover Python data types, control structures, function definitions, objects and lambda expressions. A second language may be Ruby, PHP, Scheme or a similar language. The course will also briefly address how Javascript fits into the category of dynamic languages. - Ability to create a dynamic web page using Python or some other language