From Source Code To Machine Code
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From Source Code To Machine Code

Build Your Own Compiler From Scratch

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Build a compiler to learn how programming languages work. Use low-level assembly to learn how computers work.

Walks through a minimal yet complete compiler implementation. Compiles a static-typed language into x64 ELF executables.

  1. Simple interpreter. Get your own programming language up and running.
  2. Bytecode compiler. A step closer to the machine.
  3. x64 assembly & instruction encoding. Understand how the machine works.
  4. Translate bytecode to x64 code. Bridging the virtual machine to the real machine.
  5. Generate binary executables. Putting it all together.

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Table of Contents

Part I: Interpreter

    Introduction
    A Simple Calculator
    Interpreter: Variables and Scopes
    Interpreter: Control Flows and Functions

Part II: Bytecode Compiler

    How Computers Work
    The Virtual Machine and Bytecode
    Compiler: Variables and Expressions
    Compiler: Control Flows
    Compiler: Functions and Non-Local Variables

Part III: Machine Code

    A Crash Course on x64 Assembly
    The x64 Instruction Encoding
    From Virtual Machine to Real Machine
    Binary Executables
    Pointers and Memory

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