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The dragon book is very informative but is harder to parse (ha) than many other compiler books. People should definitely read it, it just might be hard to read
by neurotrace 9y ago
The dragon book is very informative but is harder to parse (ha) than many other compiler books. People should definitely read it, it just might be hard to read as a "My First Compiler" book.
- jcranberry 9y agoI started reading it a while ago when I wanted to properly learn compilers. I actually thought it was very readable.
- kqr 9y agoI must agree. It may be that you and I lean more toward the theoretical side and want more of a "grounds up" material (a chapter about transforming regexes to state machines? seriously?) than a "here's what to do to get it done by next thursday" book.
- jcranberry 9y agoLOL. Anyone attempting to build a compiler by next thursday is in for a rude awakening. In any case you're probably right, given that I like math and (so far) prefer algebra to analysis or applied mathematics.