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|  | ## Modern Compiler Implementation in Java 2nd Edition Andrew W. Appel, With Jens Palsberg Published October 2002 512 pages 80 line diagrams 35 tables 135 exercises Hardback | In stock ISBN:052182060X | ISBN13:9780521820608 £35.00 Lecturers can request inspection copies of this title Courses: COMPILER IMPLEMENTATION, COMPILERS, COMPILING TECHNIQUES, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE TRANSLATION, PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE IMPLEMENTATION. |
This textbook describes all phases of a compiler: lexical analysis, parsing, abstract syntax, semantic actions, intermediate representations, instruction selection via tree matching, dataflow analysis, graph-coloring register allocation, and runtime systems. It includes good coverage of current techniques in code generation and register allocation, as well as the compilation of functional and object-oriented languages, that is missing from most books. The most accepted and successful techniques are described concisely, rather than as an exhaustive catalog of every possible variant, and illustrated with actual Java classes. The first part of the book, Fundamentals of Compilation, is suitable for a one-semester first course in compiler design. The second part, Advanced Topics, which includes the compilation of object-oriented and functional languages, garbage collection, loop optimization, SSA form, instruction scheduling, and optimization for cache-memory hierarchies, can be used for a second-semester or graduate course. This new edition has been extensively rewritten to include more discussion of Java and object-oriented programming concepts, such as visitor patterns. A unique feature is the newly redesigned compiler project in Java, for a subset of Java itself. The project includes both front-end and back-end phases, so that students can build a complete working compiler in one semester. #### Contents Part 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. Polymorphic types; 17. Dataflow analysis; 18. Loop optimizations; 19. Static single-assignment form; 20. Pipelining and scheduling; 21. The memory hierarchy; Appendix: Mini-Java reference manual. #### Reviews From reviews of the first edition...‘One of the first compiler texts that presents, at an undergraduate level, developments from the mid-1980’s onward … This breakdown of topics is a good reflection of where a compiler writer’s time actually goes.’Dr. Dobb’s Journal ‘Serves its intended purpose as a classroom textbook, fitting comfortably and usefully between cookbooks and encyclopedias on compilation … also suitable for self-study.’Computing Reviews | ## Quick search Advanced search ## Related areas Programming and Software Development Other textbooks in this area
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