"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 book provides the foundation for understanding the theory and pracitce of compilers. Revised and updated, it reflects the current state of compilation. Every chapter has been completely revised to reflect developments in software engineering, programming languages, and computer architecture that have occurred since 1986, when the last edition published.& The authors, recognizing that few readers will ever go on to construct a compiler, retain their focus on the broader set of problems faced in software design and software development. Computer scientists, developers, & and aspiring students that want to learn how to build, maintain, and execute a compiler for a major programming language.

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.

Compilers: Principles and Practice explains the phases and implementation of compilers and interpreters, using a large number of real-life examples. It includes examples from modern software practices such as Linux, GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) and Perl. This book has been class-tested and tuned to the requirements of undergraduate computer engineering courses across universities in India.