SIGACT (Tutorial Session)
Michael A. Harrison, Susan Lochrie Graham, Kenneth Kennedy · 1976
This session surveys some advances in theoretical computer science and their impact on the design of programming language compilers. The emphasis is on three major areas: the analysis of program syntax, the detection of errors at compile time, and the optimization of compiled code. The tutorials presented here do not purport to summarize all the work that has been done, but they will capture its flavor and demonstrate its practical importance.