Merge pull request #50 from dvanhorn/next

Project write-up.

Author: dvanhorn

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   @item{Final Project Assessment: @bold{@final-date}}
 ]
 
+@(define repo "https://classroom.github.com/a/t5KO9b5-")
+
+The goal of this project is to put together everything you've
+learned over the semester to complete a full-featured compiler.
+
+Project repository:
+@centered{@link[repo repo]}
+
+You are given a working compiler for an extension of the language we
+have been developing all semester.
+
+Your overall object is to improve the @emph{run-time} performance of
+code generated by your compiler while maintaining correctness.
+
+There will be two releases of benchmark programs:
+
+@itemlist[
+@item{Tuesday 12/3}
+@item{Tuesday 12/10}
+]
+
+The final due date for your project is 10:30 AM on Saturday 12/14.
+
+You will have an allowance of 10 minutes to @emph{compile} all benchmark
+programs.  Exceeding the allowance result in a penalty, but there is
+no reward for improving @emph{compile-time} performance so long as you
+come in under the 10 minute mark.
+
+You will have an allowance of 10 minutes to @emph{run} all benchmark
+programs.  For full-credit, you must improve the overall run-time
+performance by 20\%.  Run-time will compute as the average of three
+runs, done on the GRACE cluster.
+
+Full credit solutions will be entered in a compiler tournament to
+determine the most performant (and correct) compiler.  Tournament
+results do not count toward your grade and will involve compiling
+programs not included in the benchmark suite.
+
+Benchmark programs will be batch I/O programs: read some input,
+compute something, produce a result and/or write some output.
+
+I/O primitives include @racket[read-char], @racket[write-char]
+(limited to the standard input and output ports).
+
+The compiler supports a standard library, with source level
+definitions provided to you.  See the @racket[stdlib] function 
+in the compiler.
+
+There will be a garbage collector provided by the second round of
+benchmarks which you will need to incorporate in to your compiler.
+
+
+@bold{There is separate a repository for tests.} When you push your
+code, Travis will automatically run your code against the tests.  If
+you would like to run the tests locally, clone the following
+repository into the directory that contains your compiler and run
+@tt{raco test .} to test everything:
+
+@centered{@tt{https://github.com/cmsc430/fp-test.git}}
+
+This repository will evolve as the week goes on, but any time there's
+a significant update it will be announced on Piazza.
+
+@section[#:tag-prefix "fp-" #:style 'unnumbered]{Submitting}
+
+Pushing your local repository to github ``submits'' your work.  We
+will grade the latest submission that occurs before the deadline.
+