BYOL gets criticized, and folks recommend other texts over it, but as someone who has worked through both BYOL and Crafting Interpreters I can say they both pro

BYOL gets criticized, and folks recommend other texts over it, but as someone who has worked through both BYOL and Crafting Interpreters I can say they both provide value. BYOL is nice because it’s short and quick (you can power through it in a weekend) and gets you some momentum if you’ve never written a basic language. Move on to something like Crafting Interpreters which is a well thought out book but definitely more of a marathon than a sprint.