CSC324 - Principles of Programming Languages

Assignment Coding Guidelines 

Correctness
The program should conform to the specifications for which it was written. 
It should include correct handling of special cases, except that you may 
assume that input will be provided in the specified format(i.e. you can use 
programming-by-contract)

Design and Efficiency
The program should be constructed from small, coherent, independent and
loosely coupled functions. Each function should access only its own 
parameters. The control constructs and data structures used should be 
those appropriate to the problem at hand. The program should not perform 
unnecessary steps, use extraneous variables, nor implement the algorithm in 
a contorted or inefficient way.

Style and Documentation
The program should conform to generally accepted principles of style, 
such as a consistent pattern of indentation, use of meaningful identifiers, 
generous use of space, etc. Internal documentation should include program and 
function headers, and in-line comments to clarify the code.

Knowledge of the language
Your program should provide evidence of your familiarity with the principal 
control constructs, operators, built-in functions, and data structuring 
facilities of the assigned language.