Re: Compiler Construction in Ada

davidm@questor.rational.com (David Moore) writes:


> Ada would be a perfectly fine language to write a compiler in, but I
> would say that the prime requirement is that the students already
> have whatever language you choose when they come into the course.


I don't agree (what does it mean to "have" a language anyway). What
better way to learn a langauge than to write a compiler in that language?
(Answer: write a compiler for it.) By teaching C classes and Fortran
classes and Pascal classes we're reinforcing the idea that there is
something completely unique about that language. You should be able to
explain the idiosyncrasies of a new language to a junior or senior-level
CS student, give him or her a manual and start giving assignments.


Sorry, for the digression into comp.edu issues.


Brent Benson
Harris Computer Systems
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