Dabeaz – Write a Compiler 2025-12

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Write a Compiler is a complete course on building a compiler from scratch, published by Dabeaz Online Academy. This is a practical and in-depth course that teaches you how modern compilers work by guiding you through the complete process of building a compiler from scratch. You will learn the core concepts behind programming languages, including lexical analysis, parsing, abstract syntax trees, semantic analysis, intermediate representations, optimization techniques, and code generation. The course breaks down complex computer science theories into clear, understandable steps while helping you implement real-world components like tokenizers, parsers, and backends.

Key points include learning lexical analysis and tokenization, implementing parsers and syntax trees, understanding semantic analysis and type checking, generating intermediate representations, applying code optimization techniques, generating executable machine code, designing language features, and gaining hands-on experience building a complete, efficient compiler from start to finish. Compilers have many moving parts, are difficult to test, and are challenging to debug. Therefore, compilers are an excellent playground for studying problems that face a variety of real-world software projects. By the end, you will not only understand how compilers translate high-level code into machine instructions, but you will also gain the skills to design your own language features and build reliable, efficient compilers that follow real-world architectural principles.

What you will learn in Write a Compiler:

Text manipulation and parsing skills
Manipulating complex data structures
Object-oriented programming
Functional programming
Programming language semantics
Deeper computational knowledge
And…

Course specifications

Publisher: Dabeaz
Instructors: David Beazley
Language: English
Level: beginner to advanced
Number of Lessons: 10
Duration: 35 hours and 41 minutes

Course topics

Data model
Parsing
Program Transformation
Type checking
Code generation

Write a Compiler Prerequisites

You might not think that you’re ready to write a compiler, but if you’ve been coding for awhile and know the basics of data structures, it’s something that you could probably tackle. No prior background in compilers is required although awareness of common programming language concepts (e.g., types, functions, classes, scoping rules, etc.) is strongly advised. Some knowledge of text manipulation, computer architecture (machine instructions, memory, etc.), and prior use of a compiled language is also recommended. Robert Nystrom’s Crafting Interpreters book is also an excellent source of background information.