Programming Language Processors in Java

This book is a gently paced introduction to designing and building compilers and interpreters using the object-oriented programming language, Java. The subject of this book is the implementation of programming languages. This textbook, based on a total of about twenty-five years experience of teaching programming language implementation, aims to exemplify good software engineering principles at the same time as explaining the specific techniques needed to build compilers and interpreters.

Features

• All examples in the book expressed in Java.
  
  • Uses a "state-of-the-art" language.
  
  
• A complete working compiler and interpreter provided for free via the Internet to accompany the book.
  
  • Gives students hands-on experience.
  
  
• The book contains numerous appendices—Includes answers to selected questions included within the text, a description of the abstract machine SJVM, and program listings of the SJM interpreter and the Triangle compiler.
  
  • Provides excellent reference material.
  
  
• Watt and Brown are well-established authors with a popular writing style—They have restricted themselves to elementary techniques, and do not intend to compete with the advanced compiler texts.
  
  • Provides a more teachable approach and accessible coverage.
    

Contents

• 1. Introduction.
  
• 2. Language Processors.
  
• 3. Compilation.
  
• 4. Syntactic Analysis.
  
• 5. Contextual Analysis.
  
• 6. Run-time Organization.
  
• 7. Code Generation.
  
• 8. Interpretation.
  
• 9. Conclusion.