CS 374 - Compilers Syllabus

• Lexical Analysis
  • Regular expressions
  • Deterministic and nondeterministic finite automata
  • Lexical analysis generators
• Parsing
  • Context-free grammars
  • Predictive and LR parsing
  • Parser generators
• Abstract Syntax
  • Semantic actions
  • Abstract parse trees
  • The Visitor design pattern
• Semantic Analysis
  • Symbol tables
  • Type checking
• Activation Records
• Code Generation

Note: This syllabus is provided solely for review purposes and is subject to change.  It is not exhaustive and does not constitute a guarantee of what will or will not be covered in exams.