Re: Teaching compilers backwards?

Trevor.Jenkins@suneidesis.com (Trevor Jenkins)
27 Sep 2003 14:30:32 -0400

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From: Trevor.Jenkins@suneidesis.com (Trevor Jenkins)
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 27 Sep 2003 14:30:32 -0400
Organization: suneidesis
References: 03-09-073
Keywords: courses
Posted-Date: 27 Sep 2003 14:30:29 EDT

On 23 Sep 2003 12:56:15 -0400, Andy Gill <andy@galois.com> wrote:
> Has anyone ever taught compilers backwards? How did it work out?


I haven't taught acourse but back in the mists of time (early 80s) my
Master's degree had a compilers option that was taught by F R A
Hopgood. He started with code generation and optimisation. Syntax
analysis came later. The course text was his Compiling Techniques
monograph from Macmillian/Elsevier, which was published in 1969. Also
Richard Bornat's book "Understanding and Writing Compilers" (published
in 1979) starts with code generation.


Must be a British thing.


> Can anyone offer any advice about how this might work out?


It worked for me.


Regards, Trevor

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