Chapter 1: Introduction

This book on algorithms for compiler design covers the various aspects of designing a language translator in depth. The book is intended to be a basic reading material in compiler design.

Enough examples and algorithms have been used to effectively explain various tools of compiler design. The first chapter gives a brief introduction of the compiler and is thus important for the rest of the book.

Other issues like context free grammar, parsing techniques, syntax directed definitions, symbol table, code optimization and more are explain in various chapters of the book.

The final chapter has some exercises for the readers for practice.