This is a pretty good book (from v1) and v2 looks more complete. I do like the writing in the Dragon Book, but the latest edition missed some things. Like the

This is a pretty good book (from v1) and v2 looks more complete. I do like the writing in the Dragon Book, but the latest edition missed some things. Like the fact that SSA isn't used extensively is a mistake. One thing that does appear missing from both books are some topics that should be of more interest... like compiling closures (and while it may only take a second of reflection to think of how to do it... its nice to have a textbook that also details it and any tricky corners that aren't obvious).