Re: Something "simpler" than the Dragon Book

> >I liked this one.
> >Andrew W. Appel: Modern Compiler Implementation in (Java | C | ML),
> >Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN (0-521-58388-8 | 0-521-58390-X).
>
> Personally, I didn't like this book too much. IMHO, it focuses too
> much on small implementation details, and the example code (at least
> in the C version) is virtually unreadable.


The C code is easier to follow if you translate it back to ML :-)


However, I think the ML version of the book is quite readable
even if you do not know much ML. Compiler writing and ML are
a natural match.


> A better choice could be:
>
> Tremblay, Jean-Paul & Paul G. Sorenson: The Theory and Practice of
> Compiler Writing. McGraw Hill (1985)


Hmm.. I'll look for it.


Joeri van Ruth

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