True. I'm guessing it's the same reason that lexing and parsing are the focus of many langdev guides, despite being amongst the smallest/simplest parts of the c

True. I'm guessing it's the same reason that lexing and parsing are the focus of many langdev guides, despite being amongst the smallest/simplest parts of the compiler. I guess it makes sense, since those topics are the entry point into the field and at some point your learning is mostly self-directed.