USF COP 4620/6625 (Compilers), Fall 2015
Announcements
Final grades are posted on Canvas.
Course materials
Notes on the Use of Java in This Course
Assignment I, handed out on 8/27 and due on 9/6
Assignment II, handed out on 9/8 and due on 9/20
Assignment III, handed out on 9/22 and due on 10/11
Test I (given on 10/06)
Assignment IV, handed out on 10/13 and due on 10/25
Assignment V, handed out on 10/27 and due on 11/15
Test II (given on 11/03)
Assignment VI, handed out on 11/17 and due on 12/4
Test III (given on 12/08)
Grades
Please use Canvas to check your grades.
Useful Links
The Java Tutorials, particularly the Learning the Java Language tutorial
The Lex & YACC Page (including manuals for Flex and Bison)
Textbook webpage (including errata)
Jison, a tool for building parse tables by Zach Carter (an alumnus of this course)
Schedule (filled in as the semester progresses)
| Week | Dates | Topics | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/25, 08/27 | Introduction; Phases of compilation; DJ; DISM | 1.1-1.7 |
| 2 | 09/01, 09/03 | Lexical analysis | 2.1-2.3, 2.6 |
| 3 | 09/08, 09/10 | Lexical and syntactic analysis | 2.4, 3.1-3.4 |
| 4 | 09/15, 09/17 | Syntactic analysis | 5.1-5.2, 4.3.1-4.3.2 |
| 5 | 09/22 | Syntactic analysis | 5.3-5.5 |
| 6 | 09/29, 10/01 | Syntactic analysis; Review | 4.1-4.2, 4.3.3 |
| 7 | 10/06, 10/08 | Test I; Abstract syntax trees | Class notes |
| 8 | 10/13, 10/15 | Abstract syntax trees; Semantic analysis | Class notes |
| 9 | 10/20, 10/22 | Semantic analysis | Class notes |
| 10 | 10/27, 10/29 | Code generation; Review | 7.1 |
| 11 | 11/03, 11/05 | Test II | Class notes |
| 12 | 11/10, 11/12 | Code generation | 7.3.1, 7.4 |
| 13 | 11/17, 11/19 | Garbage collection | Class notes |
| 14 | 11/24 | Code optimizations | Class notes |
| 15 | 12/01, 12/03 | Code optimizations; Bootstrapping; Review | 8.9, Reflections on Trusting Trust |
| Final | 12/08 | Final Exam, 3-5pm | All tests are cumulative |