I assume you're aiming to make your own compiler/interpreter. Consider postponing the deep-dive into theory until you've tried solving the problem using what y

I assume you're aiming to make your own compiler/interpreter. Consider postponing the deep-dive into theory until you've tried solving the problem using what you already know. Once you know your way around a problem, digesting theory becomes much easier. On one level, there's nothing magical about compilers and interpreters. It's the same old regular code [0] solving the same kinds of problems. What makes it tricky is working on a meta-level in parallel, visualizing what's happening in two dimensions. Like writing Lisp macros if that makes any sense. I think it's a shame that so many get stuck on parsing and type theory. The top priority should be to get a feedback loop up and running. [0] https://github.com/codr7/cidk/blob/master/src/cidk/read.cpp https://github.com/codr7/cidk/blob/master/src/cidk/read.cpp