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Compiler Design

Foundations of Compilation4

Lexical Analysis6

Parsing & Grammars7

Syntax-Directed Translation & Semantics5

Runtime Environments4

The memory layout of a running program
Activation records: what a function call actually pushes onto the stack
Array address calculation, and static vs stack vs heap allocation
Parameter passing and the heap, made concrete

Intermediate Code Generation4

Local Optimization & Data Flow Analysis5

Design Your First Compiler6

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Compiler Design

Foundations of Compilation4

Lexical Analysis6

Parsing & Grammars7

Syntax-Directed Translation & Semantics5

Runtime Environments4

The memory layout of a running program
Activation records: what a function call actually pushes onto the stack
Array address calculation, and static vs stack vs heap allocation
Parameter passing and the heap, made concrete

Intermediate Code Generation4

Local Optimization & Data Flow Analysis5

Design Your First Compiler6

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The memory layout of a running program

What actually happens in RAM the instant your compiled program starts running — the stack, the heap, and the two static regions, explained with a bedroom-cleaning analogy.

9 min readUpdated 2026-09-03compiler-designruntime-environmentsmemory