Kickstart Compiler Design Fundamentals - Practical Techniques and Solutions for Compiler Design Parsing Optimization and Code Generation

Sandeep R

Summary

Unveiling Compiler Secrets from Source to Execution.
Book Description
Compilers are the backbone of modern computing, enabling programming languages to power everything from web applications to high-performance systems. Kickstart Compiler Design Fundamentals is the perfect starting point for anyone eager to explore the world of compiler construction.
This book takes a structured, beginner-friendly approach to demystifying core topics such as lexical analysis, syntax parsing, semantic analysis, and code optimization. The chapters follow a progressive learning path, beginning with the basics of function calls, memory management, and instruction selection. As you advance, you’ll dive into machine-independent optimizations, register allocation, instruction-level parallelism, and data flow analysis. You’ll also explore loop transformations, peephole optimization, and cutting-edge compiler techniques used in real-world frameworks like LLVM and GCC. Each concept is reinforced with hands-on exercises, practical examples, and real-world applications.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction to Compilers
2. Lexical Analysis and Regular Expressions
3. Lexical Analyzer Generators and Error Handling
4. Syntax Analysis Context-Free Grammars
5. Parsing Techniques
6. Semantic Analysis Attribute Grammars
7. Intermediate Code Generation
8. Control Flow
9. Run-Time Environment and Memory Management
10. Function Calls and Exception Handling
11. Code Generation and Instruction Selection
12. Register Allocation and Scheduling
13. Machine-Independent Optimizations and Local and Global Techniques
14. Loop and Peephole Optimization
15. Instruction-Level Parallelism and Pipelining
16. Optimizing for Parallelism and Locality
17. Inter Procedural Analysis and Optimization
18. Case Studies and Real-World Examples
19. Hands-on Exercises and Projects

Index

Available since: 06/18/2025.

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