CSC 448 Compiler Design
Summary
This course covers traditional compiler design, concentrating on lexers, parsers, parser generators, static analysis, and code
generation. In homework assignments, you will develop parts of a Java compiler for a non-trivial object-oriented language, making
use of the JavaCC parser generator and the GNU compiler suite. The compiler will emit protected mode code for the Intel x86
platform.
Texts
Required:
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (also known as the Dragon Book) by Aho, Sethi, Ullman, published by Addison
Wesley, 1988, ISBN 0-201-10088-6.
Optional:
Modern Compiler Implementation in Java , by Appel, published by Cambridge University Press, 1998, ISBN 0-521-58388-8.
Grading
Your final grade will be based on:
Homework: 50%;
Midterm and final exams: 25% each.
Assessment for homework assignments will be based on whether they achieve the set task and quality of the code.
Unless otherwise stated, homework assignments are due by 5:45PM on the day of the class after the class in which they are assigned.
You are expected to complete all of the homework assignments by the deadline. Late homework submissions will not be accepted,
and all homework assignments will count towards the final grade.
Homework assignments must be submitted through the online system. Email submissions will not be accepted.
There will be no extra credit homework and/or projects.
The final exam will require knowledge of the material covered in the entire course.
You must achieve a passing grade in the final exam to pass the course.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites:
CSC 415 Foundations of Computer Science I;
CSC 416 Foundations of Computer Science II;
CSC 447 Concepts of Programming Languages.
You must be familiar with the following topics:
BNF and EBNF notation for context-free grammars;
Activation records / stack frames;
A little assembly language;
Java!
Attendance
You must attend both the midterm (Monday 2002/02/06) and final (Monday 2002/03/20) exams. A medical note will be required for
an absence. Business trips or vacations are not valid reasons for missing the exams. Block out those dates now!
Class attendance is strongly encouraged, but not mandatory. However, if you are absent from class you are responsible for
understanding the material and for finding out about any announcements made in that class. In addition, much of the discussion will
be based upon large diagrams drawn on the board. They may not appear in the lecture slides and may not be captured well by COL.
This syllabus is subject to change as necessary during the quarter. If a change occurs, it will be thoroughly addressed during class, posted under Announcements in D2L and sent via email.
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separate from the student’s identity. Since 100% participation is our goal, students are sent periodic reminders over three weeks. Students do not receive reminders once they complete the evaluation.
Students complete the evaluation online in CampusConnect.
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