Introducing methods for implementing programming languages, David Watt shows how to write simple compilers and interpreters, relating these clearly to the syntax and semantics of the source language. qpa Following a top-down approach, the illustrated text, which contains a working compiler and interpreter for a small programming language, starts by viewing compilers and interpreters as "black boxes", then goes on to examine their working in more and more detail. There is a full exploration of the relationship of syntactic analysis to the source language's syntax, and the relationship of code generation and interpretation to its semantics.
- ISBN10 013720129X
- ISBN13 9780137201297
- Publish Date 1 February 1993 (first published 31 March 1992)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 October 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Prentice Hall
- Format Paperback
- Pages 350
- Language English