Engineering a Compiler
Author | : Keith D. Cooper |
Publisher | : Elsevier |
Total Pages | : 825 |
Release | : 2011-01-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780080916613 |
ISBN-13 | : 0080916619 |
Rating | : 4/5 (619 Downloads) |
Download or read book Engineering a Compiler written by Keith D. Cooper and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This entirely revised second edition of Engineering a Compiler is full of technical updates and new material covering the latest developments in compiler technology. In this comprehensive text you will learn important techniques for constructing a modern compiler. Leading educators and researchers Keith Cooper and Linda Torczon combine basic principles with pragmatic insights from their experience building state-of-the-art compilers. They will help you fully understand important techniques such as compilation of imperative and object-oriented languages, construction of static single assignment forms, instruction scheduling, and graph-coloring register allocation. - In-depth treatment of algorithms and techniques used in the front end of a modern compiler - Focus on code optimization and code generation, the primary areas of recent research and development - Improvements in presentation including conceptual overviews for each chapter, summaries and review questions for sections, and prominent placement of definitions for new terms - Examples drawn from several different programming languages