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Wirth's compiler book is little more than annotated source code. His principle of simplicity manifested itself in the form of minimalism in his specifications a
by Rochus 1y ago
Wirth's compiler book is little more than annotated source code. His principle of simplicity manifested itself in the form of minimalism in his specifications and books. This was also due to the fact that he had a lot to do and had to achieve a lot in a short amount of time.
- vidarh 1y agoIt also doesn't "help" that a lot of these subjects are often expected to be covered in other courses, and the text targeted at students who will have related skills fresh in mind. E.g. the first compiler course at my university back in the day would have typically come a semester or maybe two after just having taken a course in logic and boolean algebra for most people who took it.