Re: Book recommendation required

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11 Feb 2005 22:31:02 -0500

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From: amar.k6@gmail.com
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 11 Feb 2005 22:31:02 -0500
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References: 05-02-034
Keywords: books
Posted-Date: 11 Feb 2005 22:31:02 EST

Maarten D, de Jong wrote:


> I would like a book which covers in good detail the inner workings
> of a compiler, without resorting to terse mathematical
> formalisms. Some math is okay, though, it shouldn't be simplicity
> all the way either. The book should invite the reader to try things
> out for himself, so something which is just source code is not
> appreciated. I have some experience with lexical scanners and
> parsers, having written a few myself (and used lex and yacc). I am
> fluent in C, but I do not mind the author using different
> languages. I'm more interested in the ideas behing the compiler
> rather than the language the ideas are expressed in.


I would suggest Appel's book: a good approach to almost all aspects of
compiler design is done in a nice way. I have the JAVA version. I
believe the others should be good enough. One problem with Fraser and
Hansen's approach is that the optimizations are not covered in
sufficient detail (IMHO).


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