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What do you mean? Just that it cites older references, and not newer ones? Or is it something about the style?

• eru 18y ago
  About the algorithmic techniques they employ. And they do not even consider higher order functions.
  • 13ren 18y ago
    You mean because they don't consider combinators for parsing? That's the only example I can think of for higher order functions used in compilers. Combinators are much more powerful (though less efficient) than the construction of automata (which the Dragon book covers). I'm implementing parser combinators with some unusual properties at the moment, and then (hope to!) prove some things about them. I wish the Dragon book had covered this approach in the first place. So your comment is relevant to me.
    • eru 18y ago
      I meant - they do not even mention that one could be writing a compiler for a language that includes higher order functions. By the way I found the book 'Modern Compiler Design' (http://www.cs.vu.nl/~dick/MCD.html http://www.cs.vu.nl/~dick/MCD.html) much more helpful.