Compilers: Theory and Practice (Udacity)

Take this course if you need to develop the skills necessary to work on create compilers and similar tools for modern operating systems and devices.

What You Will Learn

Lesson 1

Front End

- Compiler Phases

- Scanners & Parsers

- Semantic Analysis

Lesson 2

Middle End

- Syntax Directed Translation

- Control Structures and Back-patching

- Function and Procedure Calls & Runtime Organization

Lesson 3

Back-end

- Register Allocation & Instruction Selection

- Code layout and Code Generation

- Brief Introduction to Code Optimization

Prerequisites and Requirements

Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms, good programming skills and ability to write sizeable software in Java or C++. Should be able to work in Linux environment.