CS 5120

CS 5120

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2020-2021.

An introduction to the specification and implementation of modern compilers. Topics covered include lexical scanning, parsing, type checking, code generation and translation, an introduction to program analysis and optimization, and compile-time and run-time support for modern programming languages. As part of the course, students will build a working compiler for an object-oriented language.

When Offered Spring.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisite: CS 3110 or permission of instructor, CS 3420 or CS 3410. Corequisite: CS 5121.

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 4120

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 11464 CS 5120   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid-Online and In Person
    Hybrid: rotational in person attendance to be determined by instructor. Enrollment limited to CS students only. All others should add themselves to the waitlist during add/drop. Please see http://www.cs.cornell.edu/courseinfo/enrollment for more information.
    Enrollment limited to students who are able to attend in-person classes in the Ithaca area.

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: CS 4120

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • 20188 CS 5120   LEC 002

    • MWF Online Meeting
    • Feb 8 - May 14, 2021
    • Myers, A

  • Instruction Mode: Online
    Enrollment limited to CS students not in Ithaca or have SDS accommodations. The instructor is authorized to drop in-Ithaca, non-SDS-accommodated students from the class. Waitlist will be available during add/drop.