Lexicon Entry
AST (Abstract Syntax Tree)
A tree representation of the syntactic structure of source code. Each node represents a construct (e.g., binary expression, function declaration).
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Compiler Lexer & Parser Demystified: How Compilers Read Your C Code
Learn how a compiler lexer and parser transform C source into tokens and ASTs. Hands-on with Clang's -dump-tokens and -ast-dump across real examples.