Modern Compiler Design / Edition 2

by Dick Grune, Kees van Reeuwijk, Henri E. Bal, Ceriel J.H. Jacobs, Koen Langendoen

Overview

"Modern Compiler Design" makes the topic of compiler design more accessible by focusing on principles and techniques of wide application. By carefully distinguishing between the essential (material that has a high chance of being useful) and the incidental (material that will be of benefit only in exceptional cases) much useful information was packed in this comprehensive volume. The student who has finished this book can expect to understand the workings of and add to a language processor for each of the modern paradigms, and be able to read the literature on how to proceed. The first provides a firm basis, the second potential for growth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781461446989
Publisher:	Springer New York
Publication date:	07/02/2012
Edition description:	2nd ed. 2012
Pages:	822
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.40(h) x 2.00(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction.- Program Text to Tokens— Lexical Analysis.- Tokens to Syntax Tree— Syntax Analysis.- Grammar-based Context Handling.- Manual Context Handling.- Interpretation.- Code Generation.- Assemblers, Disassemblers, Linkers, and Loaders.- Optimization Techniques.- Explicit and Implicit Memory Management.- Imperative and Object-Oriented Programs.- Functional Programs.- Logic Programs.- Parallel and Distributed Programs.

Editorial Reviews

Covers compilation techniques for imperative, object-oriented, functional, logic, and distributed languages. Emphasis is on implementation and optimization techniques, including tools for automating compiler design. Early chapters are concerned with techniques for programming processes in general, and include discussion of memory management, both in the compiler and in the generated code. Later chapters cover specific techniques required by various programing paradigms. Includes chapter summaries and exercises. Grune is affiliated with Vrije University, Amsterdam. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This large, updated new edition … provides excellent coverage of the design segment. The writing is clear and accessible; the material is well organized and complete; the references are extensive (over 300) and the student exercises are well conceived … . the essence of the book is the middle ground between the two: how compilers are structured and how the substructures of a compiler relate to one another. Summing Up: Recommended. Computer science collections, upper-division undergraduates and above.” (C. Vickery, Choice, Vol. 50 (6), February, 2013)

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