A computer program that aids the process of transforming a source code language into another computer language is called compiler. It is used to create executable programs. Compiler design refers to the designing, planning, maintaining, and creating computer languages, by performing run-time organization, verifying code syntax, formatting outputs with respect to linkers and assemblers, and by generating efficient object codes. This book provides comprehensive insights into the field of compiler design. It aims to shed light on some of the unexplored aspects of the subject. The text includes topics which provide in-depth information about its techniques, principles and tools. This textbook is an essential guide for both academicians and those who wish to pursue this discipline further.

"Modern Compiler Design" makes the topic of compiler design more accessible by focusing on principles and techniques of wide application. By carefully distinguishing between the essential (material that has a high chance of being useful) and the incidental (material that will be of benefit only in exceptional cases) much useful information was packed in this comprehensive volume. The student who has finished this book can expect to understand the workings of and add to a language processor for each of the modern paradigms, and be able to read the literature on how to proceed. The first provides a firm basis, the second potential for growth.

"This new edition of the classic "Dragon" book has been completely revised to include the most recent developments to compiling. The book provides a thorough introduction to compiler design and continues to emphasize the applicability of compiler technology to a broad range of problems in software design and development. The first hall of the book is designed for use in an undergraduate compilers course while the second half can be used in a graduate course stressing code optimization."--BOOK JACKET.

This entirely revised second edition of Engineering a Compiler is full of technical updates and new material covering the latest developments in compiler technology. In this comprehensive text you will learn important techniques for constructing a modern compiler. Leading educators and researchers Keith Cooper and Linda Torczon combine basic principles with pragmatic insights from their experience building state-of-the-art compilers. They will help you fully understand important techniques such as compilation of imperative and object-oriented languages, construction of static single assignment forms, instruction scheduling, and graph-coloring register allocation. In-depth treatment of algorithms and techniques used in the front end of a modern compiler Focus on code optimization and code generation, the primary areas of recent research and development Improvements in presentation including conceptual overviews for each chapter, summaries and review questions for sections, and prominent placement of definitions for new terms Examples drawn from several different programming languages