Although, there will be one assignment on type checking and one 
on code generation, the description itself on these two topics is
brief: 4 words only.

This subject will focus on the front end. I intend to introduce
a PG subject to focus more on the backend.

COMP3131 or COMP9102 
Programming Languages and Compilers

Staff Contact: Dr J. Xue
UC 6 S2 L3 T2
Prerequisites: COMP2011 or COMP9024
Note/s: Excluded COMP9102 or COMP3131 (respectively).

Covers the fundamental principles in programming languages and 
implementation techniques for compilers (emphasis on compiler
front ends). Course contents include: program syntax and semantics, 
formal translation of programming languages, finite-state recognisers
and regular expressions, context-free parsing techniques such as 
LL(k) and LR(k), attribute grammars, syntax-directed translation, 
type checking and code generation. Lab: implementation of a compiler 
in a modern programming language for a small programming language.