Welcome to the website for Compilers and Interpreters (Fall 2023) at Johns Hopkins University!

Course description: Introduction to compiler design, including lexical analysis, parsing, syntax-directed translation, symbol tables, runtime environments, and code generation and optimization. Students are required to write a compiler as a course project.

All public information about the course (readings, assignments, etc.) will be posted on this website.

Use the links above to navigate the site. The Syllabus describes course policies. The Schedule is the schedule of topics and exams. The Assignments page has links to the programming assignments and indicates when they are due. The Resources page has links to useful resources.

Important links

• Courselore (ask questions here!): https://courselore.org/
• Gradescope (assignment submission): https://www.gradescope.com/

Please email daveho@cs.jhu.edu if you need to get access to Courselore and/or Gradescope.

News

• Nov 28 — Exam 3 will take place at 2 pm on Friday, Dec 15th, in Hodson 311 (our usual classroom.) The exam is closed book/no electronics, but you may bring one sheet of handwritten notes. Review materials are available on the Resources page.
• Nov 12 — Assignment 5 is due Friday, Dec 8th.
• Oct 25 — Exam 2 will take place in class on Monday, Nov 6th. It is closed book and no electronics, but you may bring one sheet of hand-written notes. (Writing on both sides is allowed.) Review materials are available on the Resources page.
• Oct 22 — Assignment 4 has two milestones, due Friday, Nov 3rd and Friday, Nov 17th, respectively.
• Oct 19 — The due date for Assignment 3 has been moved to Wednesday, Oct 25th.
• Oct 7 — Assignment 3 is due Monday, Oct 23rd. Also, the Schedule page has been updated with slides for Oct 9th and 11th.
• Sep 24 — Exam 1 will take place in class on Wednesday, Oct 4th. It is closed book and no electronics, but you may bring one sheet of hand-written notes. (Writing on both sides is allowed.) Review materials are available on the Resources page.
• Sep 13 — Assignment 2 has two milestones, due Monday, Sep 25th and Thursday, Oct 5th respectively.
• Sep 7 — A precedence climbing demo program has been posted on the Resources Page.
• Aug 28 — Welcome! Assignment 1 is due Friday, Sep 15th by 11pm.