Open AccessCompiler Construction
Author(s) -
Tapodhan Singla,
Varun Vashishtha,
Sumeet Singh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of advance research in computer science and enigneering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-3552
DOI - 10.53555/nncse.v2i5.447
Subject(s) - compiler , computer science , compiler construction , compiler correctness , programming language , set (abstract data type) , optimizing compiler , interpreter , software engineering , curriculum , interprocedural optimization , mathematics education , loop optimization , pedagogy , psychology
Compiler construction is a widely used software engineering exercise, but because most students will not be compiler writers, care must be taken to make it relevant in a core curriculum. The course is suitable for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Auxiliary tools, such as generators and interpreters, often hinder the learning: students have to fight tool idiosyncrasies, mysterious errors, and other poorly educative issues. It is intended both to provide a general knowledge about compiler design and implementation and to serve as a springboard to more advanced courses. Although this paper concentrates on the implementation of a compiler, an outline for an advanced topics course that builds upon the compiler is also presented. We introduce a set of tools especially designed or improved for compiler construction educative projects in C