Date of Award
5-6-2010
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Computer Science, MS
First Advisor
Jeff Jenness
Committee Members
Edward Hammerand; Hai Jiang; Xiuzhen Huang
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2010 W47
Abstract
This thesis covers a novel tool, called a generic interpreter, for the implementation of compilers. Compilers are traditionally implemented as a series of phases where each phase takes input from the previous phase and feeds it to the next phase. Each phase is ad-hoc which means that it is written specifically to read a single form of input and write a single form of output. A generic interpreter uses principles of object-oriented and generic programming to implement a single generic engine that can read and write more general forms of input and output and therefore can be used by all phases of compilation. When each phase of compilation uses a single core, the implementation of each phase becomes simpler, more consistent, and the different phases can be ordered and combined in more flexible ways.
Rights Management
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Wilkins, Jason Avery, "A Generic Interpreter" (2010). Student Theses and Dissertations. 984.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/984
