The most essential prerequisites for this book are courses in C or C++
programming, Data Structures, Assembly Language or Computer Architecture, and
possibly Programming Languages. Topics covered includes: Introduction, Lexical Analysis, Syntax Analysis, Top Down Parsing, Bottom Up
Parsing, Code Generation, Optimization, The Phases of a Compiler, Implementation
Techniques, Formal Languages, Lexical Tokens, Implementation with Finite State
Machines, Lexical Tables, Lexical Analysis with SableCC, Ambiguities in
Programming Languages, The Parsing Problem, Summary, Relations and Closure,
Simple Grammars, Parsing Arithmetic Expressions Top Down, Attributed Grammars,
An Attributed Translation Grammar for Expressions, Decaf Expressions,
Translating Control Structures, Shift Reduce Parsing, LR Parsing With Tables,
SableCC, Arrays, Introduction to Code Generation, Converting Atoms to
Instructions, Register Allocation, Introduction and View of Optimization, Global
Optimization, Local Optimization
Y.N. Srikant has given a
comprehensive, deep description of compiler design and related subjects; the
book focuses on the detail of the same. It involves, in itself, parsers and
interpreters of JavaScript and Flash, machine code generation, and software
testing; it lays its focus also on the detailed account of advanced topics of
optimization techniques, malicious code detection, and new computer type
designing architectures. It gives insights into compiler-in-the-loop hardware
development, hardware synthesis, VHDL-to-RTL translation, and compiled
simulation. The value of the book is really important because it will serve the
purpose for readers who intend to focus on the theoretical and practical aspects
of developing modern compilers and related technologies.
Mrs.
G. Indiravathi's lecture notes focus on the principles of compiler design. These
lecture notes deal with major concepts related to language processing systems,
top-down parsing, and generation of intermediate code. There is a discussion of
runtime environments and how compilers conduct execution and memory within the
ambit of a program. Students will find these notes very useful, which enable an
overview of compiler design and its constituents in detail through
practice-oriented explanation and examples.
Frank Pfenning's online
resource deals with the design and implementation of compiler and runtime
systems for high-level languages. It covers the interactions between language
design, compiler design, and runtime organization. Key topics include lexical
and syntactic analysis, type-checking, program analysis, code generation, and
optimization. It is useful to anyone interested in learning about the whole
process of compiler development and how various parts of a programming language
implementation interact.
These course notes from the
University of Wales Swansea provide an introduction to compiler design, focusing
on formal language theory. It covers lexical and syntax analysis, parsing,
symbol tables, and semantic analysis. The course includes practices in using
tools like Javacc and the Tiny machine simulator to get practical experience in
compiler construction. It will, therefore, be very resourceful to students and
practitioners seeking to develop basic knowledge on compiler design and its
application in the recognition and processing of programming languages.
Online notes by
John Cavazos cover advanced topics in compiler construction. It provides a
survey of some basic theory and practice in implementing modern programming
languages, starting from lexical analysis to parsing techniques—the top-down and
bottom-up—with table construction. Then, procedure abstraction, code shape, and
register allocation follow. This resource is an ideal one for a person willing
to get deeper into the intricacies of compiler construction and various
optimization techniques.
Mark van den
Brand's course notes provide a very topical and elaborate exposition to the
design of compilers. The topics covered range from compilation processes through
lexical and syntax analysis to the different parsing techniques, including
top-down and bottom-up parsers. It also treated tools like Lex and Javacc,
Symbol tables, and Semantic Analysis. This resource has a place in the process
of acquiring a deep understanding of compiler construction, from basic
principles to practical applications.