Long-awaited revision to a unique guide that covers both compilers and interpreters Revised, updated, and now focusing on Java instead of C++, this long-awaited, latest edition of this popular book teaches programmers and software engineering students how to write compilers and interpreters using Java. You?ll write compilers and interpreters as case studies, generating general assembly code for a Java Virtual Machine that takes advantage of the Java Collections Framework to shorten and simplify the code. In addition, coverage includes Java Collections Framework, UML modeling, object-oriented programming with design patterns, working with XML intermediate code, and more.

Long-awaited revision to a unique guide that covers both compilers and interpreters Revised, updated, and now focusing on Java instead of C++, this long-awaited, latest edition of this popular book teaches programmers and software engineering students how to write compilers and interpreters using Java. You?ll write compilers and interpreters as case studies, generating general assembly code for a Java Virtual Machine that takes advantage of the Java Collections Framework to shorten and simplify the code. In addition, coverage includes Java Collections Framework, UML modeling, object-oriented programming with design patterns, working with XML intermediate code, and more.

Teaches you how to write compilers and interpreters by doing.

Quickly master all the skills you need to build your own compilers and interpreters in C++ Whether you are a professional programmer who needs to write a compiler at work or a personal programmer who wants to write an interpreter for a language of your own invention, this book quickly gets you up and running with all the knowledge and skills you need to do it right. It cuts right to the chase with a series of skill-building exercises ranging in complexity from the basics of reading a program to advanced object-oriented techniques for building a compiler in C++. Here's how it works: Every chapter contains anywhere from one to three working utility programs that provide a firsthand demonstration of concepts discussed, and each chapter builds upon the preceding ones. You begin by learning how to read a program and produce a listing, deconstruct a program into tokens (scanning), and how to analyze it based on its syntax (parsing). From there, Ron Mak shows you step by step how to build an actual working interpreter and an interactive debugger. Once you've mastered those skills, you're ready to apply them to building a compiler that runs on virtually any desktop computer. Visit the Wiley Computer Books Web page at: http://www.wiley.com/compbooks/

Provides information on how computer systems operate, how compilers work, and writing source code.

This introductory book on programming introduces computer programming using C and Python programming languages on Microsoft Windows and Linux operating systems to beginners. The book assumes no familiarity with programming and teaches the basics of programming to its readers. It helps the readers to write programs to solve problems in computer science, finance, mathematics and physics. Unlike other introductory guides to programming, Write Your First Program focuses on the exact information that beginners are required to apply while creating practical programs. The book is organized in eight chapters–with each chapter introducing a major programming topic, focusing on the concepts and then implementing them in both the languages. This book will teach you to write your first program and progress on to concepts such as working with data, decision making, persistent data storage and implementing mathematical operations. Apart from programming, the book also discusses version control systems and open source projects. The aim of the book is to focus on the programming logic, and then see how the logic can be implemented using two different languages. Thus, it helps the readers to learn two vastly different ways of programming. This book is intended for all those who are interested to learn/sharpen their programming skills. Companion Website The website for this book (www.phindia.com/saha) is an integral part of the book where you will find: • Extended treatment of certain topics • Additional tips and tutorials • Questions and comments page

Language and the computer; The description of translators; The description of languages; Translation: The association of form and meaning; canonical parsing algorithms; The construction of parsing decision tables; The language XPL; Programming in BNF; XCOM: A self-compiling compiler; Skeleton: A proto-compiler; Analyzer: A grammar analysis and table-building program.

A fun, hands-on guide to writing your own compiler for a real-world programming language. Compilers are at the heart of everything programmers do, yet even experienced developers find them intimidating. For those eager to truly grasp how compilers work, Writing a C Compiler dispels the mystery. This book guides you through a fun and engaging project where you’ll learn what it takes to compile a real-world programming language to actual assembly code. Writing a C Compiler will take you step by step through the process of building your own compiler for a significant subset of C—no prior experience with compiler construction or assembly code needed. Once you’ve built a working compiler for the simplest C program, you’ll add new features chapter by chapter. The algorithms in the book are all in pseudocode, so you can implement your compiler in whatever language you like. Along the way, you’ll explore key concepts like: Lexing and parsing: Learn how to write a lexer and recursive descent parser that transform C code into an abstract syntax tree. Program analysis: Discover how to analyze a program to understand its behavior and detect errors. Code generation: Learn how to translate C language constructs like arithmetic operations, function calls, and control-flow statements into x64 assembly code. Optimization techniques: Improve performance with methods like constant folding, dead store elimination, and register allocation. Compilers aren’t terrifying beasts—and with help from this hands-on, accessible guide, you might even turn them into your friends for life.