| # Part 2: High-Level Compiler Architecture |
| |
| The remaining parts of this guide discuss how the compiler works. They go |
| through everything from high-level structure of the compiler to how each stage |
| of compilation works. They should be friendly to both readers interested in the |
| end-to-end process of compilation _and_ readers interested in learning about a |
| specific system they wish to contribute to. If anything is unclear, feel free |
| to file an issue on the [rustc-dev-guide |
| repo](https://github.com/rust-lang/rustc-dev-guide/issues) or contact the compiler |
| team, as detailed in [this chapter from Part 1](./compiler-team.md). |
| |
| In this part, we will look at the high-level architecture of the compiler. In |
| particular, we will look at three overarching design choices that impact the |
| whole compiler: the query system, incremental compilation, and interning. |
