Compiler Technology Takeaways

• REGEX
• Parsing
• Normalization

REGEX

Parsing, PEG

Normalization

Opcodes are triples.

MOV R0,R1

Triples => normalization.

CPUs are horribly complex under-the-hood¹. Opcodes provide a normalized view of this complexity.

See Also

• PEG
• Ohm-JS
• Jeri Homebrew NMOS Transistor

References
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1. Transistors are built using oxides, e.g. various forms of rust. Most programmers don’t care about what is inside those little black boxes we call ICs. Triples provide the interface between physical rust and software. ↩