Generate three-address code and static single assignment form. Apply data-flow analysis for constant propagation, dead code elimination, loop-invariant code motion, and register allocation.
20 lessons
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What you'll learn
Explain why compilers use intermediate representations instead of translating directly from AST to assembly
Identify the main properties of a good IR: machine independence, ease of analysis, and ease of transformation
Describe the typical phases of the optimization pipeline (high-level, machine-independent, machine-dependent)
Define the structure of a three-address code instruction
Translate simple arithmetic and assignment expressions into TAC
Explain the roles of temporaries, labels, and control-flow instructions in TAC
Finishing the course
80 knowledge-check questions along the way, so you know the ideas stuck before you move on.
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