compilerstyle
Compilerstyle is a term used to describe a set of design and coding conventions applied to the implementation of compilers and related toolchains to improve readability, reliability, and efficiency. It is not a formal standard, and its meaning can vary between organizations, but common usage refers to guidelines that shape code organization, naming, error handling, testing, and documentation within compiler projects.
Key principles commonly associated with compilerstyle include:
- Consistent naming schemes, module boundaries, and layering that reflect the architecture of the compiler, from front
- Small, well-scoped functions, explicit error propagation, and clear ownership of resources.
- Deterministic builds and reproducible outputs where feasible, along with disciplined use of optimization passes and IR
- Emphasis on correctness, extensive testing, property-based tests, and verifiable intermediate representations.
- Thorough documentation and informative inline comments that explain design decisions, IR semantics, and pass interactions.
- Compilerstyle informs how components such as the lexer, parser, semantic analyser, intermediate representations, optimizers, and code
- Build systems, tooling, and code review practices are aligned with these conventions in many open-source and
- LLVM's coding standards and documentation, GCC coding style, and language-specific guidelines used by its developers, as
See also: coding standards, compiler construction, software engineering, static analysis.