Languages and translators
[INGI2132]
[30h + 30h] 5 credits
This course is taught in the 2d semester.
Teacher(s): Baudouin Le Charlier(coord.), Peter Van Roy
Language: French
Level: Second
Aims
- To design and implement a compiler for a practical language which solves a interesting problem
- To show the interest of compiling techniques in problem resolving
- To carry individually a project of reduced size through
Main themes
- Generators of lexical analyzers and parsers
- Statistical semantics and attributed grammars
- Methods to translate a source code in a target code, and generation of target code
Content and teaching methods
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
(1) SINF1122 would be an advantage
(2) good knowledge of Java
- References
Recommended readings
(1) N. Wirth , "Compiler Construction" , Addison-Wesley , 1996, 0-201-40353-6.
(2) Robin Hunter, "The design and construction of compilers" , Wiley, 1981.
(3) A. V. Aho, R. Sethi, and J. D. Ullman, "Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools" , Addison-Wesley , 1986.
(4) A. V. Aho, R. Sethi, and J. D. Ullman, "Compilateurs: principes, techniques et outils" , InterEditions, 1989.
(5) R. Wilhelm and D. Maurer, "Compiler Design" , Addison-Wesley , 1995.
- Organization
A project should be performed individually