Programming Language Processors in Java: Compilers and Interpreters

Watt, David; Brown, Deryck

ISBN 10: 0130257869 / ISBN 13: 9780130257864

Published by Pearson, 2000

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Title: Programming Language Processors in Java: ...

Publisher: Pearson

Publication Date: 2000

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Good

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Synopsis:

This book provides a gently paced introduction to techniques for implementing programming languages by means of compilers and interpreters, using the object-oriented programming language Java. The book aims to exemplify good software engineering principles at the same time as explaining the specific techniques needed to build compilers and interpreters.

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David A Watt and Deryck F Brown

Programming Language Processors in Java

Compilers and Interpreters
This book provides a gently paced introduction to techniques for implementing programming languages by means of compilers and interpreters, using the object-oriented programming language Java. The book aims to exemplify good software engineering principles at the same time as explaining the specific techniques needed to build compilers and interpreters.

Features

* The book shows clearly how a simple compiler can be decomposed into a syntactic analyzer, a contextual analyzer, and a code generator, communicating via an abstract syntax tree.

* The book is accompanied by a complete working compiler and interpreter, provided via the Internet, and free of charge for educational use.

* The book contains numerous exercises, together with sample answers to selected exercises. It also contains a number of suggested projects, involving extensions to the accompanying compiler.

* All examples in the book are expressed in Java, and the compiler and interpreter are structured using object-oriented design patterns.

David Watt teaches algorithms and data structures, programming languages, and software design. Deryck Brown teaches compilers, object-oriented programming, operating systems, and software engineering.