I agree. I hate the Dragon book, and I particularly hate that it's the go-to book for learning compilers. It should not be. I recommend "Engineering a Compiler"

I agree. I hate the Dragon book, and I particularly hate that it's the go-to book for learning compilers. It should not be. I recommend "Engineering a Compiler" by Cooper/Torczon, or "Modern Compiler Design in X" by Appel.