Compiler construction with a dash of concurrency and an embedded twist

Authors:
Adam B. Mallen;Dennis Brylow
Affiliations:
Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA;Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, USA
Venue:
Proceedings of the ACM international conference companion on Object oriented programming systems languages and applications companion
Year:
2010

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Abstract

We describe the renovation of our compilers curriculum to meld together an established object-oriented textbook compiler with an inexpensive embedded target platform. The result is a modern compiler implementation course with aspects of concurrency and embedded systems, and a palpable increase in student enthusiasm. We discuss the trade-offs in retargeting our compiler, gauge the difficulty of supporting thread-level concurrency in our target language, and outline the resulting structure of the course and integration with the rest of our computer science curriculum.