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Compilers: Language Design & Implementation
A university-level compiler construction course modelled after Stanford CS143, CMU 15-411, MIT 6.035, and Cornell CS6120. Build every phase of a compiler from scratch: lexer, parser, semantic analyser, IR generator, optimiser, and code generator. Covers modern compiler infrastructure including LLVM IR, SSA form, and WebAssembly as a compile target.
- 12 hours
- 28 lessons
- 6 modules
- 50-question practice exam
- updated May 2026
Try it before you sign up
Read a full lesson and answer 3 questions from the Module 1 quiz. No account needed.
The Compilation Pipeline: From Source to Machine Code
6 modules, 28 lessons
Module 1 is free — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz. The course ends with a 50-question practice exam.
- readThe Compilation Pipeline: From Source to Machine Code35 min
- videoCompilers – Stanford CS143 Introduction25 min
- readRegular Expressions and Finite Automata30 min
- quizCompilers & Formal Languages Quiz15 min
Built by the CloudaQube team
No celebrity instructor — here is exactly what goes into the course instead.
- 01 1 guided hands-on walkthroughs you run in a real environment.
- 02 6 module quizzes and a 50-question practice exam — every answer comes with an explanation.
- 03 Last updated May 2026.
- 04 Any module can become a hands-on lab in Labs Studio.
What you'll be able to do
- 01 Implement a complete lexer using DFA/NFA construction from regular expressions
- 02 Build LL(1) and LR parsers and generate Abstract Syntax Trees
- 03 Perform semantic analysis including scope resolution and type checking
- 04 Design and generate three-address code and SSA-form Intermediate Representations
- 05 Apply classic compiler optimisations: DCE, constant folding, and loop invariant code motion
- 06 Generate LLVM IR and understand register allocation via graph coloring
- — Data structures and algorithms (trees, graphs, hash maps)
- — A working knowledge of at least one systems language (Python, C, Java, or Go)
- — Basic discrete mathematics (sets, relations, formal languages helpful but not required)
Before you start
How long does it take?
About 12 hours of lessons, videos and hands-on walkthroughs across 6 modules, plus a 50-question practice exam.
What’s free?
Module 1 in full — lessons, hands-on walkthrough and quiz — with no card required. Any paid plan (from $8.99/mo) unlocks all 6 modules and the practice exam, and starts with a 14-day free trial.
Start the course with Module 1 free.
No card required. Unlock every module and the practice exam from $8.99/mo when you’re ready.