Compiler construction with a dash of concurrency and an embedded twist
Adam B. Mallen, Dennis Brylow · 2010
We describe the renovation of our compilers curriculum to meld together an established object-oriented textbook compiler with an inexpensive embedded target platform. The result is a modern compiler implementation course with aspects of concurrency and embedded systems, and a palpable increase in student enthusiasm. We discuss the trade-offs in retargeting our compiler, gauge the difficulty of supporting thread-level concurrency in our target language, and outline the resulting structure of the course and integration with the rest of our computer science curriculum.