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		mataug on March 13, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: CS143: Compilers (2011) I'm going to be taking a Compilers course next quarter and I was speaking to the prof who told me that she doesn't plan on using the Dragon book, instead she plans to use the Louden book which seems a lot more approachable in a single quarter. I was lucky enough to buy a used copy on amazon for $8. http://www.amazon.com/Compiler-Construction-Principles-Kenne...

pjmlp on March 13, 2016 [–]

Also take Niklaus Wirth PDF and follow how to write an Oberon-0 compiler end-to-end.

http://www.ethoberon.ethz.ch/WirthPubl/CBEAll.pdf

It is a very instructive process.

alex_muscar on March 15, 2016 | [–]

This is a really neat book. The fact that it builds a complete compiler and virtual machine in ~100 pages is really amazing.

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