CSSE 404: Day 1

Outline

• Introduction to course
• Introduction to compilers

Background Materials

• Slides
• An Incremental Approach to Compiler Construction by Abdulaziz Ghuloum

Assignments

• Day 2, AC: Team Preference Survey
• Day 3, BC: Summarize the paper entitled The Fortran Automatic Coding System by Backus et.al. and submit your summary to the appropriate drop-box on Moodle. Let's aim for about a 3/4 single spaced page summary.
• Day 3, BC: Ensure you have an environment in which you can compile and run x86 assembly code.
• Day 3, BC: Study key x86 commands. Here are some resources:
  • A quick reference guide as found in Essentials of Compilation by Jeremy Siek.
  • x86 instruction listings
  • Intel x86 Manual