Writing a C Compiler (2017)

by lrsjngon 6/8/2023, 8:08:18 PM with 6 comments
  • by hckson 6/9/2023, 2:40:40 PM

    Yet another “compiling” course that puts all the emphasis on parsing.

    Rule of thumb: parsing/lexing shouldn’t takes more than 10% of your compiler course.

  • by dananjaya86on 6/9/2023, 11:32:50 AM

    Book version to be released in October '23 : https://nostarch.com/writing-c-compiler

  • by bigdicton 6/9/2023, 1:22:44 PM

    Has anyone worked through this? Is it a good (soon to be) book?

  • by e19293001on 6/9/2023, 1:05:11 PM

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  • by userbinatoron 6/9/2023, 1:33:41 PM

    IMHO writing a compiler for a high-level language, in an even higher level language, somehow feels a bit "anachronistic" (for lack of better word).

  • by RcouF1uZ4gsCon 6/9/2023, 12:42:48 PM

    Here is how to write a C compiler in Python that correctly compile the vast majority of C programs per the ISO C standard:

        print(“You have some form of undefined behavior, which means printing this is a valid response per the C standard”)