Re: compiled programming languages for comparative analysis

Nick Roberts <nick.roberts@acm.org>
8 Dec 2003 00:24:10 -0500

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From: Nick Roberts <nick.roberts@acm.org>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 8 Dec 2003 00:24:10 -0500
Organization: Compilers Central
References: 03-12-027
Keywords: practice
Posted-Date: 08 Dec 2003 00:24:10 EST

Jenny wrote:


> Can somebody recommend a compiled language that is easy to learn?


I'd have thought C would be quite good for this purpose (which I
assume is to learn about compilation), especially an old-fashioned
'Kernighan & Ritchie' C compiler. I'm not a fan of C as a working
language, but for study it has the advantage of (relative) simplicity.


Also, an old, simple Pascal compiler would probably be worth study.
Possibly the P-System (which should also be of interest to anyone
developing a JVM or something similar).


Actually, I think there is great value in studying one or two real
compilers, in addition to reading textbooks.


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Nick Roberts

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