Compilers: principles, techniques, and tools
Compilers: principles, techniques, and tools
PostScript language reference manual (2nd ed.)
PostScript language reference manual (2nd ed.)
Concepts of Programming Languages
Concepts of Programming Languages
Making compiler design relevant for students who will (most likely) never design a compiler
SIGCSE '02 Proceedings of the 33rd SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
A parser project in a programming languages course
Journal of Computing Sciences in Colleges
Chirp on crickets: teaching compilers using an embedded robot controller
Proceedings of the 37th SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
MieruCompiler: integrated visualization tool with "horizontal slicing" for educational compilers
Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education
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This paper presents an unusual programming language, textttklx, illustrating the type of compiler construction projects the author uses successfully to accompany a mostly traditional lecture on compilers.The target processor of textttklx is the PostScript interpreter, and the paper argues that this is a very good choice. A PostScript interpreter simulates an elegant stack machine with built-in graphic capabilities. It is the perfect target for languages like textttklx, making them easy to implement and fun to use. The exact definition of the source language is an integral part of the student project.The use of non standard languages and a non standard target fosters student creativity in language design and implementation. It invites "out of the box" thinking, and prepares the knowledge transfer from the rich tradition of compiler construction to new and forthcoming areas of computer science.