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List of compilers

List of compilers is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of compilers rather than just read about it. In short: This page lists notable software that can be classified as a compiler, a compiler generator, an interpreter, translator, a tool foundation, an assembler, an automatable command line interface (shell), or similar. Ada compilers ALGOL 60 compilers ALGOL 68 compilers cf.

Key takeaways

List of compilers belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect List of compilers to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of List of compilers from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

This page lists notable software that can be classified as a compiler, a compiler generator, an interpreter, translator, a tool foundation, an assembler, an automatable command line interface (shell), or similar.

Ada compilers

ALGOL 60 compilers

ALGOL 68 compilers cf. ALGOL 68s specification and implementation timeline

Assemblers (Intel *86)

Assemblers (Motorola 68*)

Assemblers (Zilog Z80)

Assemblers (other)

BASIC compilers

BASIC interpreters

C compilers

Notes:

C++ compilers

Notes:

C# compilers

COBOL compilers

Common Lisp compilers

D compilers

DIBOL/DBL compilers

ECMAScript interpreters

Eiffel compilers

Forth compilers and interpreters

Fortran compilers

Go compilers

Haskell compilers

ISLISP compilers and interpreters

Java compilers

Pascal compilers

PHP compilers

PL/I compilers

Python compilers and interpreters

Ruby compilers and interpreters

Rust compilers

Scheme compilers and interpreters

Smalltalk compilers

Swift compilers

Tcl interpreters

Command language interpreters

Rexx interpreters

CLI compilers

Source-to-source compilers This list is incomplete. A more extensive list of source-to-source compilers can be found here.

Free/libre and open source compilers Production quality, free/libre and open source compilers.

Amsterdam Compiler Kit (ACK) [C, Pascal, Modula-2, Occam, and BASIC] [Unix-like] Clang C/C++/Objective-C Compiler AMD Optimizing C/C++ Compiler FreeBASIC [Basic] [DOS/Linux/Windows] Free Pascal [Pascal] [DOS/Linux/Windows(32/64/CE)/MacOS/NDS/GBA/..(and many more)] GNU Compiler Collection (GCC): C (gcc), C++ (g++), Objective-C, Objective-C++, Fortran (gfortran), Ada (GNAT), Go (gccgo), D (gdc, since 9.1), Modula-2 (gm2, since 13.1), COBOL (gcobol, since 15.1), Rust (gccrs, since 15.1), and ALGOL 68 (ga68, since 16.1). Also available, but not in standard are: Java (gcj), Pascal (gpc), Mercury, Modula-3, VHDL and PL/I; Linux, the BSDs, macOS, NeXTSTEP, Windows and BeOS, among others Local C compiler [C] [Linux, Windows] The LLVM Compiler Infrastructure which is also frequently used for research Portable C Compiler [C] [Unix-like] Open Watcom [C, C++, and Fortran] [Windows and OS/2, Linux/FreeBSD WIP] TenDRA [C/C++] [Unix-like] Tiny C Compiler [C] [Linux, Windows] Open64, supported by AMD on Linux. XPL PL/I dialect (several systems) Swift [Apple OSes, Linux, Windows (as of version 5.3)]

Research compilers Research compilers are mostly not robust or complete enough to handle real, large applications. They are used mostly for fast prototyping new language features and new optimizations in research areas.

Open64: A popular research compiler. Open64 merges the open source changes from the PathScale compiler mentioned. ROSE: an open source compiler framework to generate source-to-source analyzers and translators for C/C++ and Fortran, developed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory MILEPOST GCC: interactive plugin-based open-source research compiler that combines the strength of GCC and the flexibility of the common Interactive Compilation Interface that transforms production compilers into interactive research toolsets. Interactive Compilation Interface – a plugin system with high-level API to transform production-quality compilers such as GCC into powerful and stable research infrastructure while avoiding developing new research compilers from scratch Phoenix optimization and analysis framework by Microsoft Edison Design Group: provides production-quality front end compilers for C, C++, and Java (a number of the compilers listed on this page use front end source code from Edison Design Group). Additionally, Edison Design Group makes their proprietary software available for research uses.

See also Comparison of integrated development environments List of integrated development environments List of command-line interpreters List of open-source compilers and assemblers List of open-source programming languages

Footnotes

References

External links List of C++ compilers, maintained by C++'s inventor, Bjarne Stroustrup List of free C/C++ compilers and interpreters List of compiler resources

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of compilers

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of compilers claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to List of compilers before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of compilers ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of compilers

In research: List of compilers appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of compilers in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of compilers is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Compilers, Compilers by programming language, Lists of software, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of compilers outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study List of compilers in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what List of compilers means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain List of compilers out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is List of compilers in simple terms?

Why does List of compilers matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study List of compilers?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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