A JavaScript port of Let's Build a Compiler (lbac) by Jack Crenshaw. A non-technical introduction to compiler construction.

Please refer to the original article or alternatively a LaTeX typeset PDF version.

This project is a web application. A console is provided for user interactions. Check out the app and learn by doing.

The lbac-js project structures and workflow were initialized using Yeoman.

First, install node.js and Ruby (for Compass).

Install grunt-cli and bower globally

npm install -g grunt-cli bower

Install the Compass gem

gem install compass

Clone the lbac-js repository

git clone git://github.com/malcomwu/lbac-js.git
cd lbac-js

Install node modules defined in package.json locally to node_modules/

npm install

Install components defined in components.json to app/componets/

bower install

Preview the web, test and build

grunt server
grunt test
grunt build