
c - How to write a very basic compiler - Software Engineering …
Go with an existing educational language instead, and focus on learning about compilers. The following two are specifically designed for classroom use in compiler courses and by extension …
programming languages - Why doesn't Python need a compiler?
Feb 26, 2012 · The majority of modern high-performance language implementations combine both an interpreter and a compiler (or even several compilers) for maximum performance. Actually, …
testing - How come compilers are so reliable? - Software …
I've seen several compiler bugs, reported a few myself (specifically, in F#). That said, I think compiler bugs are rare because people who write compilers are generally very comfortable …
Compiler Warnings - Software Engineering Stack Exchange
Jul 1, 2014 · The compiler has been written by total experts in the language. If they are reporting that something is a bit wiffy (think code smell) then the code should be reviewed. It is entirely …
compiler - Why do programs use call stacks, if nested function …
Jun 12, 2015 · in the above, the compiler can choose to keep right on statically inlining, from InlineMe through whatever's inside act(), nor a need to touch any vtables at runtime. But any …
Is Ken Thompson's compiler hack still a threat?
There's a theoretical chance for this to happen. There is, however, a way of checking if a specific compiler (with available source code) has been compromised, through David A. Wheeler's …
compiler - GCC vs clang/LLVM -- pros and cons of each - Software ...
License for GCC runtime libraries adds another layer of restrictions while Clang compiler runtime (compiler-rt library) is under permissive MIT license. Summary: compile with Clang when you …
compiler - How does Chrome V8 work? And why was JavaScript …
Jul 30, 2015 · So when the compiler reaches x + y, instead of running lots of code that branches for many different types of x and y, the compiler quickly checks if we have strings again, and …
compiler - What exactly is a compile target? - Software …
Mar 21, 2017 · In programming languages, it is a compiler. Thus, the source for a compiler is the programming language (C), while the target is the bytecode (machine-level instructions). We …
Why are there so few C compilers?
Feb 19, 2015 · The question is based upon a false premise. Analog Devices, armcc, Bruce's C Compiler, the Bare-C Cross Compiler, the Borland compiler, the clang compiler, the Cosmic C …