Although I absolutely don't regret taking the compilers course, it was the toughest I ever had.
Most CSci courses either had significant theory that had to be learned, or lots of programming, not both.
Compilers had both.
This one seems too theoretical: ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/….
Such courses often encompass instruction on building programming language compilers, executing syntax-directed translation, performing dataflow analysis, and generating code.
Students will likely engage with intricate processes like constructing abstract syntax trees and understanding runtime systems.Oct 12, 2023.
Compilers.
Prerequisites. ➢ Data structures & algorithms. Source.
Program.
Object. The Structure of the Compiler.
A compiler takes as input a Source program and produces as output an equivalent sequence of machine instructions. Source Program.
Lexical. Syntax.
Analysis.Intermediate Code.
Generation. Code Generation.Error Handling..
Definitely It may not be a topic you would use daily like a databases class for example, understanding compilers will give you a great foundation.
A similar example would be an Operating Systems class..
Learning something about compilers will show you the interplay of theory and practice in computer science, especially how powerful general ideas combined with engineering insight can lead to practical solutions to very hard problems..
Compilers.
Prerequisites. ➢ Data structures & algorithms. Source.
Program.
Object. The Structure of the Compiler.
A compiler takes as input a Source program and produces as output an equivalent sequence of machine instructions. Source Program.
Lexical. Syntax.
Analysis.Intermediate Code.
Generation. Code Generation.Error Handling..
Although I absolutely don't regret taking the compilers course, it was the toughest I ever had.
Most CSci courses either had significant theory that had to be learned, or lots of programming, not both.
Compilers had both.
This one seems too theoretical: ocw.mit.edu/courses/electrical-engineering-and-computer-science/…Jan 26, 2011.
Understanding compilers can improve skills for developers and lead to a deeper understanding of these processes.
Compiler technology spans several disciplines in the field, including:
A decompiler translates from a low level to a high-level language.
A bootstrap compiler is written in the same language as the one it will compile.
Source-to-source compilers perform straight compilations from source code to text.
A compiler handles a variety of tasks, including:
The standard approach to describing and teaching compilers is to proceed one pass at a time, from the front to the back of the compiler
Unfortunately, that approach obfuscates how language features motivate design choices in a compiler
The tutorial provides a sneak-preview of a compiler course based on the new textbooks from MIT Press: The EoC textbook and course takes students on a journey through constructing their own compiler for a small but powerful language
The course is taught by Alex Aiken
In this course, you build a compiler for a real programming language from scratch
It covers the whole compilation pipeline: parsing, type-checking, optimizations, code generation
Besides practical parts, it also dives into the theory
Automata TheoryThe course is taught by Jeffrey Ullman
