I actually skipped the course, but grabbed my used copy from the old Powell's Tech before it closed, as well as the O'Reilly Flex and Bison book. It felt like I

I actually skipped the course, but grabbed my used copy from the old Powell's Tech before it closed, as well as the O'Reilly Flex and Bison book. It felt like I had the nuclear reactor manual! I also got really into writing interpreters, mainly in Ruby, after reading probably too many ICFP papers on the subject (and even shipped one to solve an ad targeting problem.) I always try to dive headlong into literature for concepts like this, knowing I won't understand everything right away. Implementing the concepts with my tools of choice has always been a great way to prove my understanding, and push myself.