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Aho, one of the authors of the dragon books. When I studied CS 40 years ago it was given standard literature on compiler construction, a mandatory course. No i
by usr1106 2y ago
Aho, one of the authors of the dragon books. When I studied CS 40 years ago it was given standard literature on compiler construction, a mandatory course.
No idea whether it is still used today. Well, no idea whether there is anything fundamentally new in compilers such an old book would not cover.
- ryangs 2y agoIndeed, still in use. Also presumably the Aho of the Aho-Corasick string matching algorithm.
- funemployd 2y agoThere are plenty of advanced compiler techniques, but you can't understand them until you understand the fundamentals. There will always be a place for the purple dragon book.
- usr1106 2y agoAh, it's purple now. It was green when I studied, became red before I graduated. When I search for it now the thumbnails look unfamiliar.