Lazarus:
where compilers meet education.

Optimizing Compiler

It provides a suit of SSA-based optimizations.

Integrated VM

A lightweight virtual machine with debugging support.

VSCode Ready

Full language support, with dozens of inspection tools.

External Resources

• Visual Studio Code Extension
  LSP, DAP, Extension Documentation
• Graph Layout
  Graph Drawing Handbook, Edge Crossing
• Overall Frontend Architecture
  Roslyn (C# Compiler), Minsk, Toy Incremental Parser
• Code Formatting
  Elastic Tabstops, Implementation
• Static Single Assignment
  SSA-based Compiler Design, LLVM, QBE Compiler Backend
• Phi Node Placement
  Lengauer Tarjan Algorithm, DJ Graph, Cytron
• Optimizations
  GVN, SCCP
• Register Selection
  Linear Scan Thesis, Interval Splitting, LSRA on SSA

Lazarus Resources