Lecture

Date

Topic

Reminder

1

1/09/Tu

Course overview.
Introduction to compilers

Class syllabus.
Dragon 1.1-1.6

2

1/11/Th

A simple one-pass compiler I

Dragon 2.1-2.4

3

1/16/Tu

A simple one-pass compiler II

Dragon 2.5-2.7

4

1/18/Th

A simple one-pass compiler III
A simple Postscript interpreter

Dragon 2.8
Project 1 out

5

1/23/Tu

The Trend language introduction

Handout

6

1/25/Th

Lexical analysis I

Dragon 3.1-3.4

7

1/30/Tu

Lexical analysis II, Symbol Tables
Analyzing the Trend tokens

Dragon 3.5
Project 2 out

8

2/01/Th

Syntax analysis I

Dragon 4.1-4.3

0

2/06/Tu

Syntax analysis II

Dragon 4.4-4.6

10

2/08/Th

Syntax analysis III

Dragon 4.7-4.9
Project 1 due

11

2/13/Tu

Other syntax analysis tools
Parsing the Trend language

Handouts
Project 3 out

12

2/15/Th

Jave Virtual Machine (JVM) introduction

JVM 1
Project 2 due

13

2/20/Tu

The Oolong assembly language and writing JVM methods

JVM 2, 3

14

2/22/Th

JVM classes, objects, controls, etc.

JVM 4, 5

15

2/27/Tu

JVM verification and debugging

JVM 6, 7

16

3/01/Th

JVM class loaders and class files

JVM 8, 9
Project 3 due

17

3/06/Tu

Midterm exam 11:00 - 12:30

3/08/Th

No class today

Spring Break (3/12-3/16)

18

3/20/Tu

Runtime environment I

Dragon 7.1-7.3

19

3/22/Th

Runtime environment II
Runtime support for Trend

Dragon 7.4,7.5
Project 4 out

20

3/27/Tu

Syntax directed translations I

Dragon 5.1-5.3

21

3/29/Th

Syntax directed translations II

Dragon 5.4,5.5

22

4/03/Tu

Compiling Trend for JVM I

Online code examples

23

4/05/Th

Compiling Trend for JVM II
The Trend Compiler for JVM (a)

Project 4 due
Project 5 out

24

4/10/Tu

Compiling other languages for JVM

JVM 10, 11, 12, 13

25

4/12/Th

Code generation in general
The Trend Compiler for JVM (b)

Dragon 8.1-8.4
Project 6 out

26

4/17/Tu

Type checking

Dragon 6.5

27

4/19/Th

JVM security, performance, and other issues

JVM 14, 15, 16
Project 5 due

28

4/24/Tu

Optimization and other advanced issues

Dragon 9.1,10.1

29

4/26/Th

Semester topic review and preparation for final exam

Everything taught in the class
Project 6 due

5/0x/Yz

Final exam date TBD