Design choices in a compiler course or how to make undergraduates love formal notation

Authors:
Michael I. Schwartzbach
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, University of Aarhus, Denmark
Venue:
CC'08/ETAPS'08 Proceedings of the Joint European Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software 17th international conference on Compiler construction
Year:
2008

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Abstract

The undergraduate compiler course offers a unique opportunity to combine many aspects of the Computer Science curriculum. We discuss the many design choices that are available for the instructor and present the current compiler course at the University of Aarhus, the design of which displays at least some decisions that are unusual, novel, or just plain fun.