Compilers

Schedule

Lecture Hours: 11:20 AM - 12:35 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Lecture Location: Science Center 204
Lab Location: Clothier 016

Calendar

The following is a tentative course calendar; it is subject to change as circumstances dictate.

Captured videos of lecture are linked in the calendar below. The corresponding resources created during those lectures can be found in the Lecture Materials.

WEEK DAY ANNOUNCEMENTS TOPIC ASSIGNMENTS TESTS
1

Jan 20

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Introduction to Compilers and OCaml

OCaml Warm-Up

Jan 22

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OCaml Data Types and Recursion

Syllabus Quiz
2

Jan 27

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Higher-Order Functions in OCaml

Higher-Order Functions and Recursive Types

Jan 29

Drop/add ends (Feb 02)

Syntax and Compilation

Hatchling (lab activity)

Test: T0
3

Feb 03

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Bindings and Scope

Auklet

Feb 05

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Arithmetic Operations and Allocation
4

Feb 10

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Value Tagging

Bluebird

Feb 12

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C Calling Conventions; Runtime Errors

Test: T1
5

Feb 17

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Functions

Cardinal

Feb 19

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Compile-time Errors
6

Feb 24

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Heap Allocation and Pairs

Dove

Feb 26

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Exam + T2, T3
7

Mar 03

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System Calls

Eagle

Mar 05

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Register Allocation
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Mar 10

Spring Break

Mar 12
8

Mar 17

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First-Class Functions and Closures

Mar 19

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Falcon

Test: T4, T5
9

Mar 24

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Mar 26

CR/NC/W Deadline (Mar 27)

Memory Management Overview

Exam
10

Mar 31

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Mark/Compact

Apr 02

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Manual Memory Management
11

Apr 07

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Parallel Computation

Gull

Apr 09

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Tail Call Optimization

Lorikeet

Test: T6
12

Apr 14

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Apr 16

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LL Parsing and Left Recursion

Hoopoe
13

Apr 21

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Apr 23

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LR Parsing

Pyrrhuloxia

Test: T7
14

Apr 28

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Type Systems

Apr 30

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May 07

Final Exam Period Begins