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A 3 page research paper that, first of all, explains what compilers are and the function they serve in computer programming. Then the various features of compilers are explained and discussed. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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level, every computer operates using machine language --a binary language that consists of ones and zeros. To facilitate writing computer programs, instructions that the machine can understand, numerous programming languages
have been developed. A compiler is a program that translates these instructions, which are in one of these languages such as Java or C++, into machine code that fits
the parameters of some sort of computer architecture, such as that the Intel Pentium (Fegaras, 2003). For example, a C++ compiler will convert the language used by the human programmer
into a form that the computer can read and execute (C++ Question, 2001). The original C++ program is referred to as the "source code" and the resulting compiled code
that is produced by a compiler is typically referred to as the "object file" (C++ Questions, 2001). One or more object files are combined into "libraries" by a "linker" (which
is also referred to as a "binder") to produce a final file that the computer can execute (C++ Questions, 2001). A library is made up of a collection of pre-compiled
object code that covers repeated computer operations (C++ Quesitons, 2001). Any good compiler program provides not only the compiler itself, but also an editor, debugger, library and linker (C++
Questions, 2001). However, compilers, even ones written for the same programming language, can differ greatly. Wong (2003) asserts that, in general, programmers are more productive and make fewer errors
when working with a high-level language, such as C++ or Java rather than Assembler. Some compilers offer templates ("wizards") that generate skeleton code, making the programming process easier
(Waterson, 1994). As this suggests, a principal factor in choosing a compiler is ease of use. For this reason, as well as market share and cost, many program developers choose
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