> Should I read Aho first, or is that one I could dive right into? I haven't read the newer edition of the dragon book, but MCIiML is a much better starting p

> Should I read Aho first, or is that one I could dive right into? I haven't read the newer edition of the dragon book, but MCIiML is a much better starting place than the old dragon. Relevant recent comments: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1820858 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1820858 (on parsing + how I feel about the dragon book) http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1822515 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1822515 (more book, etc. suggestios)