Go Compiler: A Deep Dive

The Go Compiler: A Deep Dive Into How Your Code Becomes a Binary

1. Introduction: What go build Is Really Doing
2. Historical Context: From C to Go, and Back
3. Lexing - Turning Characters Into Tokens
4. Parsing - Building the AST
5. Type Checking - Giving the AST Meaning
6. IR (Intermediate Representation) - The Compiler's Internal Language
7. SSA - Static Single Assignment Form
8. Where Go Diverges from the Textbook Pipeline
9. Optimization Passes - Where the Magic Happens
10. Code Generation - From SSA to Machine Instructions
11. Tools and Experiments
12. Practical Implications for Developers