Engineering a Compiler

by Keith D. Cooper and Linda Torczon

Book Overview

The proliferation of processors, environments, and constraints on systems has cast compiler technology into a wider variety of settings, changing the compiler and compiler writer's role. No longer is execution speed the sole criterion for judging compiled code. Today, code might be judged on how small it is, how much power it consumes, how well it compresses, or how many page faults it generates. In this evolving environment, the task of building...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155860698x
• ISBN13: 9781558606982
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers
• Length: 832 Pages
• Weight: 3.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 8.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

The book was in great shape. Few scribblings here and there but no less readable than brand new ones

As this isn’t the most recent edition, it has some mistakes which I believe the authors have corrected in the later edition(s). I’m learning on my own and I think it’s detailed explanations are quite helpful.