Re: How to justify teaching compilers

Thomas Claveirole <thomas.claveirole@lrde.epita.fr>
2 Oct 2004 16:25:53 -0400

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From: Thomas Claveirole <thomas.claveirole@lrde.epita.fr>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 2 Oct 2004 16:25:53 -0400
Organization: EPITA - LRDE
References: 04-10-009
Keywords: courses, practice
Posted-Date: 02 Oct 2004 16:25:53 EDT

Pg Nor Jaidi Pg Tuah wrote:


> Thus I find my "compiler is fun" argument losing to "compiler
> knowledge is not so useful anymore" argument, especially when more
> than half of the students would likely find the subject terribly
> difficult. If you are in this situation, and you have no strong
> compiler research group to back you up (if you have a compiler
> research group, you wouldn't be in this situation, would you?), how
> would you justify keeping/introducing your beloved compiler course?


http://www.lrde.epita.fr/~clavei_t/compil-motiv.ps.gz


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Thomas Claveirole
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