Fall 2023 CS440 Sect. 1 Compiler Construction

Professor Name

Andrew Shallue, Illinois Wesleyan University

Semester and Year

Fall 2023

Dept

Computer Science

Course Number

440

Section Number

1

Course Catalog Description

Study of the techniques for translating high-level programming languages into executable machine code or byte code: lexical analysis, syntactic analysis, contextual analysis, and code generation. Comparison between compilation and interpretation as approaches to programming language implementation. Optional topics include: garbage collection, polymorphic type checking, optimization, implementation of virtual machines. Offered as needed.

Recommended Citation

Shallue, Andrew, "Fall 2023 CS440 Sect. 1 Compiler Construction" (2023). Computer Science Syllabi. 8.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/compsci_syllabi/8