
	COMS W4115 Programming Languages and Translators The Project: Spring 2006


Overview

		The focus of 4115 will be the design and implementation of a little language. You will divide into teams and design the goals, syntax, and semantics of your language, and implement a compiler for your language.
		Exception: CVN students will do the project individually.

Resources

		A Two-page Introduction to ANTLR
		An ANTLR example illustrating how to display ASTs. Run SimpLexer.g through ANTLR, compile the generated .java files along with Main.java and run "java Main < test.txt" to both print the AST in a human-readable way and display it in a window.
		The ANTLR homepage
		A two-page introduction to the CVS version control system. I strongly suggest you keep your project under some version control system.
		A sample final report by Chris Conway, Cheng-Hong Li, and Megan Pengelly. It includes the white paper, tutorial, language reference manual, project plan, architectural design, and testing plan. It does not include the lessons learned and code listings sections, although it should.
		Source for the very successful MX language project from Spring 2003
		Other projects from Spring 2003
		Other projects from Fall 2003

White Papers

		The Java white paper from Sun Microsystems
		C# Introduction and Overview

Language Reference Manuals

		Dennis M. Ritchie, C Reference Manual
		Kernighan & Ritchie, The C Programming Language
		The C Language Reference Manual (DEC)
		The C Language Reference Manual (SGI)
		The C Language Reference Manual (Microsoft)
		Stroustrup, The C++ Programming Language
		The C++ Language Reference (Microsoft)
		The Java Language Specification
		The C# Language Specification
		Aho, Kernighan, and Weinberger, The AWK Programming Language

Final Report

		Introduction Include your language white paper. Language Tutorial A short explanation telling a novice how to use your language. Language Manual Include your language reference manual. Project Plan Identify process used for planning, specification, development and testing Include a one-page programming style guide used by the team Show your project timeline Identify roles and responsibilities of each team member Describe the software development environment used (tools and languages) Include your project log Architectural Design Give block diagram showing the major components of your translator Describe the interfaces between the components State who implemented each component Test Plan Show two or three representative source language programs along with the target language program generated for each Show the test suites used to test your translator Explain why and how these test cases were chosen What kind of automation was used in testing State who did what Lessons Learned Each team member should explain his or her most important learning Include any advice the team has for future teams Appendix Attach a complete code listing of your translator with each module signed by its author

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