The field is called "compiler design". Consider taking a course [1] or buying a book? A somewhat more playful approach might be to complete the 2019 edition o

The field is called "compiler design". Consider taking a course [1] or buying a book? A somewhat more playful approach might be to complete the 2019 edition of Advent of Code [2], where you'll learn some preliminaries while implementing the Intcode interpreter. [1] https://online.stanford.edu/courses/soe-ycscs1-compilers https://online.stanford.edu/courses/soe-ycscs1-compilers [2] https://adventofcode.com/2019 https://adventofcode.com/2019