Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-26 Thread Ken Fox
Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 04:38 PM 8/8/2001 +, Brian J. Kifiak wrote: > > > Unfortunately all the references I have for alternatives really > > > require what the Dragon Book teaches as a foundation. > > > > What are the references? > > ... Advanced Compiler Design & Implem

Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-26 Thread Dan Sugalski
On Sun, 26 Aug 2001, Ken Fox wrote: > Dan Sugalski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > At 04:38 PM 8/8/2001 +, Brian J. Kifiak wrote: > > > > Unfortunately all the references I have for alternatives really > > > > require what the Dragon Book teaches as a foundation. > > > > > > What are the refer

RE: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-09 Thread Garrett Goebel
And also on the introductory level: Art of Compiler Design, The: Theory and Practice http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0130481904 Constructing Language Processors for Little Languages http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471597546

Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-08 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 04:38 PM 8/8/2001 +, Brian J. Kifiak wrote: > > Unfortunately all the references I have for > > alternatives really require what the Dragon Book teaches as a > > foundation. > >What are the references? Since several people have asked already... There are two I've been using. I think they'

Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-08 Thread Bart Lateur
On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 16:03:56 -0700, Brent Dax wrote: >I'm going on vacation soon, and I'd like to get a good book on writing >compilers--hopefully one that will help me when we actually start coding >Perl 6. Any suggestions? I have no formal education on compilers, and >I only know C, C++ and Pe

Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-08 Thread Ashley Pond
or, cheaper still, used: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201100886/ -asdlfjasfey On Tuesday, August 7, 2001, at 06:11 PM, Mark Koopman wrote: > > > >> The official title is: >> Compilers : Principles, Techniques, and Tools >>by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman (Contrib

Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-07 Thread Dan Sugalski
At 06:06 PM 8/7/2001 -0700, Dave Storrs wrote: >The Dragon Book is (AFAIK) still considered the definitive book on the >subject. It's called that because it has (or at least, had, for the >edition that I bought) a red dragon on the cover. > >The official title is: > >Compilers : Principles, Techn

Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-07 Thread Mark Koopman
>The official title is: > >Compilers : Principles, Techniques, and Tools >by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman (Contributor) >ISBN: 0201100886 > >You can get it from Fatbrain: > >http://www1.fatbrain.com/asp/bookinfo/bookinfo.asp?theisbn=0201100886&vm= > or cheaper at Bookpool

Re: Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-07 Thread Dave Storrs
The Dragon Book is (AFAIK) still considered the definitive book on the subject. It's called that because it has (or at least, had, for the edition that I bought) a red dragon on the cover. The official title is: Compilers : Principles, Techniques, and Tools by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Je

Semi-OT: Good compiler book?

2001-08-07 Thread Brent Dax
I'm going on vacation soon, and I'd like to get a good book on writing compilers--hopefully one that will help me when we actually start coding Perl 6. Any suggestions? I have no formal education on compilers, and I only know C, C++ and Perl (duh). (If this is too off-topic, let me know.) Than