This entirely revised second edition of _Engineering a Compiler_ is full of technical updates and new material covering the latest developments in compiler technology. In this comprehensive text you will learn important techniques for constructing a modern compiler. Leading educators and researchers Keith Cooper and Linda Torczon combine basic principles with pragmatic insights from their experience building state-of-the-art compilers. They will help you fully understand important techniques such as compilation of imperative and object-oriented languages, construction of static single assignment forms, instruction scheduling, and graph-coloring register allocation. * In-depth treatment of algorithms and techniques used in the front end of a modern compiler * Focus on code optimization and code generation, the primary areas of recent research and development * Improvements in presentation including conceptual overviews for each chapter, summaries and review questions for sections, and prominent placement of definitions for new terms * Examples drawn from several different programming languages