This book takes the reader step-by-step through the process of building a compiler for a significant subset of C, no prior experience with compiler construction or assembly code needed. Nora Sandler starts by building a working compiler for the simplest C program, then adds new features chapter by chapter. The algorithms in the book are all in pseudocode, so you can implement your compiler in whatever language you like.

Author: Nora Sandler
Publisher: No Starch
Date: August 2024
Pages: 792
ISBN: 978-1718500426
Print: 1718500424
Kindle: B09WJY1MH7
Audience: Systems programmers
Level: Intermediate/Advanced
Category: Software Architecture

Topics include:

• Lexing and parsing: Learn how to write a lexer and recursive descent parser that transform C code into an abstract syntax tree.
• Program analysis: Discover how to analyze a program to understand its behavior and detect errors.
• Code generation: Learn how to translate C language constructs like arithmetic operations, function calls, and control-flow statements into x64 assembly code.
• Optimization techniques: Improve performance with methods like constant folding, dead store elimination, and register allocation.

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