Compiler Construction

COMPSCI 553

Covers the fundamentals of compiler design. Students will develop a working compiler, writing all stages required to take source code as input and produce working assembly as output: lexical analysis, parsing, type checking, translation to intermediate representation, instruction selection, liveness analysis, and register allocation. Students are expected to have a strong programming background prior to taking this course, as writing a compiler is a significant programming task. Prerequisites: Electrical and Computer Engineering 250L or Computer Science 250 or (ECE 550D and ECE 551D).

Prerequisites

ECE 250L or COMPSCI 250 or (ECE 550 and ECE 551) or Graduate Standing

Cross-Listed As
  • ECE 553
Typically Offered
Spring Only