A Practical Approach to Compiler Construction

• Main Author: Watson, Des (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Undergraduate Topics in Computer Science,
• Subjects: Computer science.; Programming languages (Electronic computers).; Coding theory.; Computer Science.; Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters.; Coding and Information Theory.

This book provides a practically-oriented introduction to high-level programming language implementation. It demystifies what goes on within a compiler and stimulates the reader's interest in compiler design, an essential subject of computer science. Programming language analysis and translatio...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• List of Figures
• Introduction
• Compilers and Interpreters
• Lexical Analysis
• Approaches to Syntax Analysis
• Practicalities of Syntax Analysis
• Semantic Analysis and Intermediate Code
• Optimisation
• Code Generation
• Implementation Issues
• Appendix: The DL Language
• Index  .