CS 342 Lecture -*- Outline -*-

* Analysis
** Importance of the language environment (Unix)
	really helps make the langauge!
		-manual pages for library functions
		-well-integrated I/O facilities
		-command line arguments, shell environment
		-standard include files
		-linker/loader (ld) that permits separate compilation
		-other tools:
			lint, debuggers, pretty printers
		-non-language specific tools
			make

** Evolution of C
	ANSI Standardization
		-mostly clarifications and small improvements
		-more type checking
			e.g., can declare parameter type information
				(function prototypes)
			extern double sqrt(double x);
			extern int fprintf( FILE f, char *format, ...);
				(the dots are part of the syntax!)
			(there is another form too)
		-constants (as in Pascal)
		-standarization of C library
	C++ (1980, 1983, 1987 onwards)
		-most of the above, except C library standards
		-overloading of functions
		-call by reference
		-object-oriented features
			(classes, inheritance, message passing)