Concepts Of Programming Languages
Concepts Of Programming Languages
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ISBN: 9780134997186
Author: Sebesta, Robert W.
Publisher: Pearson,
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Compiler:

Compiler is a translator used to convert the programs in high-level language to low-level language.

  • Compiler is also a program.
    • It translates the one instruction in high-level language program into the many machine code instructions. So, the translator of assembler is one to many processes.
  • When a program is compiled, it involves six phases of compiler:
    • Lexical analyzer
    • Syntax analyzer
    • Semantic analyzer
    • Intermediate code generator
    • Code optimizer
    • Code generator

Language design depends upon the cost of variety of things.

  • The first is the cost of training the programmers in that particular language. It is normally a function of expertise level of the programmers and the writability of the language...

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