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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521586542
ISBN-139780521586542
eBay Product ID (ePID)372994
Product Key Features
Number of Pages408 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameModern Compiler Implementation in Java : Basic Techniques
SubjectProgramming Languages / General, Programming Languages / Java, Compilers
Publication Year1997
TypeTextbook
AuthorAndrew W. Appel
Subject AreaComputers
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight25.3 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN96-050392
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal005.4/53
Table Of ContentPart I. Fundamentals of Compilation: 1. Introduction; 2. Lexical analysis; 3. Parsing; 4. Abstract syntax; 5. Semantic analysis; 6. Activation records; 7. Translation to intermediate code; 8. Basic blocks and traces; 9. Instruction selection; 10. Liveness analysis; 11. Register allocation; 12. Putting it all together; Part II. Advanced Topics: 13. Garbage collection; 14. Object-oriented languages; 15. Functional programming languages; 16. Dataflow analysis; 17. Loop optimizations; Appendix: Tiger language reference manual.
SynopsisThis textbook explains all phases of a modern compiler: lexical analysis, parsing, abstract syntax, semantic actions, intermediate representations, instruction selection via tree matching, dataflow analysis, graph-colouring register allocation with coalescing, and runtime systems. It covers current techniques in code generation and register allocation, as well as functional and object-oriented languages, which are missing from most books on the topic. The author illustrates the most accepted and successful techniques in a concise way, rather than as an exhaustive catalogue of every possible variant. Detailed descriptions of the interfaces between modules of a compiler are illustrated with actual Java classes. A unique feature of the book is a well designed compiler implementation project in Java, including front-end and 'high-tech' back-end phases, so that students can build a complete working compiler in one semester. The textbook is meant for use in a one-semester first course for undergraduates in compiler design. Accompanying support software is available., This textbook describes all phases of a modern compiler, including current techniques in code generation and register allocation, for imperative, functional and object-oriented languages. The author describes the most accepted and successful techniques, rather than giving an exhaustive catalogue of every possible variant. A unique feature is a compiler implementation project in Java, including front-end and 'high-tech' back-end phases.