• Introduction.- Program Text to Tokens— Lexical Analysis.- Tokens to Syntax Tree— Syntax Analysis.- Grammar-based Context Handling.- Manual Context Handling.- Interpretation.- Code Generation.- Assemblers, Disassemblers, Linkers, and Loaders.-  Optimization Techniques.- Explicit and Implicit Memory Management.- Imperative and Object-Oriented Programs.- Functional Programs.- Logic Programs.- Parallel and Distributed Programs.

From the reviews of the second edition:“This large, updated new edition … provides excellent coverage of the design segment. The writing is clear and accessible; the material is well organized and complete; the references are extensive (over 300) and the student exercises are well conceived … . the essence of the book is the middle ground between the two: how compilers are structured and how the substructures of a compiler relate to one another. Summing Up: Recommended. Computer science collections, upper-division undergraduates and above.” (C. Vickery, Choice, Vol. 50 (6), February, 2013)