Programming languages asynch

Author: brownsarahm

_practice/2022-11-30.md

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+1. (priority) Describe a type of project where it would be worth it for you to learn a language you have never used before in `newlanguage.md` This should be based in what types of features for the language your project would require and/or what would contribute to the long term health of the project.
+1. Try out/learn about one of the following languages that you have not used before, do something small that is typical of that language (eg a toy data analysis in R): [R](https://www.r-project.org/), [Julia](https://julialang.org/), [Clojure](https://clojure.org/guides/getting_started), [Stan](https://mc-stan.org/), [Go](https://go.dev/).  Try to use official documentation only to figure out a toy task to do.  Answer the following questions in `languagelearning.md`:
+
+    ```
+    1. What is this language designed for?
+    1. What Programming paradigm(s) does it support?
+    1. What language would make it easy to learn this language? Why?
+    1. What language would make it hard for someone to learn this language? Why?
+    1. What is its most unique feature(s)?
+    1. Include your small code bit (with comments!)
+    1. How was it trying to figure out this langauge
+    ```
+```{index} newlanguage.md
+```
+```{index} languagelearning.md
+```

_prepare/2022-11-30.md

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+1. Bring to class on Monday questions you have about programming languages or IDEs after this week.
+1. Also bring a list of other programming tools are you interested in learning about? 

_review/2022-11-30.md

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+1. For 2 languages from the loved vs dreaded list (one top 5; one bottom 5) read 2-3 posts about why people love/hate that language and summaries the key points on each side. Add this to your kwl repo in `language_love_dread.md`

_toc.yml

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       - file: notes/2022-11-21
       - file: notes/2022-11-28
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     chapters:
     - file: activities/kwl

notes/2022-11-30.md

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+# Programming Languages
+
+Today we'll explore how programming languages are cateogrized. Along the way, this will expose what core, generic features of a programming language are.  
+
+The key takeaway that I want for your is to have intution for how to choose a language for a project, not only your favorite, but what is the best for different types of projects.
+
+```{tip}
+You should do *either* the `in groups` or the `on your own` sections below for the x.x.x for the x.x sections do all of them.
+```
+
+
+##  Comparing languages you know
+
+### In groups
+
+Start by sharing the prepare task where you made a table comparing tow languages on some features with some classmates and then discuss how thy are similar and different.  
+
+Together, produce a list of questions for what other things you would want to know about how programming languages compare.  
+
+
+### On your own
+
+Post your table and a question on GitHub. Reply to at least two peers offering either advice or asking additional questions.  
+
+After reading other tables, add in your kwl repo below your table some notes on broader patterns.
+
+
+## Learn more
+
+- What is the study of programming languages? [intro to PL](https://www3.cs.stonybrook.edu/~pfodor/courses/CSE260/_L01_Introduction_Programming_Languages.pdf)
+
+
+## PL in Developer Survey
+
+Read Carefully the [developer survey// languages](https://insights.stackoverflow.com/survey/2021#technology)
+for 2021 and 2022.  
+
+
+Do additional reading about the languages from their official references.
+
+### With classmates
+
+
+Discuss the findings to answer the following questions.
+- what is surprising
+- what did you expect?
+- what do the popular languages have in common?
+- what do the dreaded languages have in common?
+- How are popular vs dreaded languages different
+- How to used languages differ from less commonly used languages?
+
+Reflect on a few key points from the discussion in your KWL repo in plreview.md
+
+```{index} plreview.md
+```
+
+### On your own
+
+Answer the following in plreview.md:
+Discuss the findings to answer the following questions.
+- what is surprising
+- what did you expect?
+- what do the popular languages have in common?
+- what do the dreaded languages have in common?
+- How are popular vs dreaded languages different
+- How to used languages differ from less commonly used languages?