What are good resources on compilation? [duplicate]

Answer 1

I like Compiler Construction by Nicolas Wirth, but maybe that's because learning (Turbo) Pascal was what made me decide to go into Computer Science.

http://www-old.oberon.ethz.ch/WirthPubl/CBEAll.pdf

Answer 2

Here are a bunch of good textbooks:

Modern Compiler Implementation in Java (Tiger book) A.W. Appel Cambridge University Press, 1998 ISBN 0-52158-388-8 A textbook tutorial on compiler implementation, including techniques for many language features

Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools (Dragon book) Aho, Lam, Sethi and Ullman Addison-Wesley, 2006 ISBN 0321486811 The classic compilers textbook, although its front-end emphasis reflects its age.

Advanced Compiler Design and Implementation (Whale book) Steven Muchnick Morgan Kaufman Publishers, 1997 ISBN 1-55860-320-4 Essentially a recipe book of optimizations; very complete and suited for industrial practitioners and researchers.

Engineering a Compiler (Ark book) Keith D. Cooper, Linda Torczon Morgan Kaufman Publishers, 2003 ISBN 1-55860-698-X A modern classroom textbook, with increased emphasis on the back-end and implementation techniques.

Optimizing Compilers for Modern Architectures Randy Allen and Ken Kennedy Morgan Kaufman Publishers, 2001 ISBN 1-55860-286-0 A modern textbook that focuses on optimizations including parallelization and memory hierarchy optimizations.

Programming Languages Pragmatics Michael L. Scott Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2005 ISBN 0126339511

Answer 3

Another hint: do not start digging into GCC; it is way too complicated. You want something more researchy and simple to start with, I would suggest looking into something like a Java compiler written in Java or the Erlang compilers written in Erlang.

Answer 4

The Design and Evolution of C++ by Bjarne Stroustrup, which has fairly little code, but mostly discusses the trade-offs and other concerns in designing the language.