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CS 551 — Compiler Construction
(dt. Compilerbau)

Level, degree of commitment Specialization module, compulsory elective module
Forms of teaching and learning,
workload		 Lecture (4 SWS), recitation class (2 SWS),
270 hours (90 h attendance, 180 h private study)
Credit points,
formal requirements		 9 CP
Course requirement(s): Successful completion of at least 50 percent of the points from the weekly exercises as well as at least 2 presentations of the tasks.
Examination type: Oral or written examination
Language,
Grading		 German,
The grading is done with 0 to 15 points according to the examination regulations for the degree program M.Sc. Computer Science.
Duration,
frequency		 One semester,
Regelmäßig alle 3 bis 4 Semester
Person in charge of the module's outline Prof. Dr. Christoph Bockisch

Contents

Compilers translate programs from high-level programming languages into executable machine code. The module presents and compares concepts and methods developed for the different phases of compilers:

  • lexical analysis: regular expressions, finite automata, first-longest-match principle, scanner generators
  • Syntactic analysis: Context-free grammars, recursive descent parsing with LL(k) grammars, shift reduce parsing with LR(k) grammars, precedent-controlled parsers, parser generators;
  • Semantic analysis with attribute grammars
  • Intermediate code generation
  • code optimization

Qualification Goals

  • Differentiation of different aspects of programming languages (lexical grammar, syntax, semantics, pragmatics),
  • Knowledge of the structure of compilers, compiler phases, bootstrapping,
  • Understand, create and use compiler generation tools,
  • Basic principles of code generation, denotational semantics and abstract machines,
  • Programming individual parts of a compiler,
  • Practice of scientific working methods (recognition, formulation, solving problems, training of abstraction skills),
  • Training of oral communication skills in the exercises by practicing free speech in front of an audience and during discussion.

Prerequisites

None. The competences taught in the following module are recommended: Theoretical Computer Science.


Applicability

Module imported from M.Sc. Computer Science.

It can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)

  • B.Sc. Computer Science
  • B.Sc. Business Informatics
  • M.Sc. Computer Science
  • M.Sc. Mathematics
  • LAaG Computer Science

When studying M.Sc. Mathematics, this module can be attended in the study area Minor subject Computer Science.


Recommended Reading

  • Drachenbuch: Aho/Sethi/Ullman: Compilers — Principles, Techniques, and Tools, Addison-Wesley 1986; Waite/Goos: Compiler Construction, Springer Verlag 1994; Wilhelm/Maurer: Übersetzerbau: Theorie, Konstruktion, Generierung, Springer Verlag 1992; Appel: Modern Compiler Implementation in ML/Java/C++, Addison-Wesley 1998.



Please note:

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