Lecture Notes

Note:

- This material is subject to change and the days of presentation are approximate.

- Slide-based excerpts of these materials are here

• Part 1: Introduction and Software Engineering (day 1)

• Part 2: Syntax Directed Translation (review; Ch. 5.0-5.4, 5.6-5.7)

• Part 3: Basic Types, Type Checking, and Oberon Rules. See also Syntax-Directed Testing (days 2-4; Ch. 6.0-6.5, skip array/record material)

• Part 4: Advanced Typing and Semantic Checks (days 5-8; Ch. 6.2-6.3 array/record material, 8.2)

• Part 5: Mid-Quarter Review

• Part 6: Runtime Systems (days 8-9; Ch. 7.0-7.5)

• Part 7: Code Generation (days 11-12; Ch. 9.0-9.2, 9.6, 8.0-8.1, 8.3)

• Part 8: Advance Runtime issues and Code Generation. Here are some additional (and mostly redundant) materials on Reference (VAR) Parameters and Classes that are no longer maintained. (days 13-16; Ch. 9.3, 8.4, 8.6-8.7)

• Part 9: Intermediate Languages (day 17; Ch. 8.0-8.1, 9.4)

• Part 10: Optimization (day 18; Ch. 9.4-9.5, 9.9, 10.0-10.3, 9.7)

• Part 11: Heap Management and Garbage Collection (day 19; Ch. 7.7-7.8)

• Part 12: Final Review (day 20)

William Griswold