Computers as Components, 2nd Edition

48 CHAPTER 1 Embedded Computing

Some of the discussion surveys basic techniques for translating high-level lan-

guage programs, but we also spend time on compilation techniques designed

specifically to meet embedded system challenges.

■ We develop techniques for the performance analysis of programs. It is diffi-

cult to determine the speed of a program simply by examining its source code.

We learn how to use a combination of the source code, its assembly language

implementation,and expected data inputs to analyze program execution time.

We also study some basic techniques for optimizing program performance.

■ An important topic related to performance