Programming with Functions
PART II
July 29, 2009
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Programming with Functions - Lecture Slides | CSCI 261, Study notes of Computer Science
Material Type: Notes; Professor: Hellman; Class: PROGRAMMING CONCEPTS - JAVA; Subject: Computer Science; University: Colorado School of Mines; Term: Summer 2009;
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Programming with Functions
PART II
July 29, 2009
Warm-Up! Question 1.
Program Heap and Stack
The Magic Behind the Compiler
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke’s Third Law of Prediction
Simple A simple example of the stack in action. Automatic Variables How the compiler keeps all those variable and parameter names straight. Value and Reference Call by value and call by reference examples. Recursive Functions An extreme case of compiler voodoo with variable names. Predictable Garbage GARBAGE!=RANDOM, about 14 of Internet security holes are due to this fact.
Storage Class & Scope
Storage Class & Scope
Storage Class & Scope
Global Variables
Global Variables accessible by all the functions in a source file.
Storage Class & Scope
Global Variables
Global Variables accessible by all the functions in a source file.
Try question 2.
Practice, practice, practice...
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