Re: How to justify teaching compilers

"Rodney M. Bates" <rbates@southwind.net>
12 Oct 2004 00:51:51 -0400

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From: "Rodney M. Bates" <rbates@southwind.net>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 12 Oct 2004 00:51:51 -0400
Organization: EarthLink Inc. -- http://www.EarthLink.net
References: 04-10-009
Keywords: courses
Posted-Date: 12 Oct 2004 00:51:51 EDT

Pg Nor Jaidi Pg Tuah wrote:
> If you can compromise and reduce compiler to just a few hours of
> lectures (embedded in, say, "systems programming"), what would you
> cover?


In my mind, one of the best ways to give a good overview in minimal
time would be to describe the various internal data structures and
intermediate forms. With this understanding, designing the
algorithms would be somewhat easier to figure out after the course.
I don't think the reverse can be said.


Rodney Bates


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