A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation
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A Retargetable C Compiler: Design and Implementation
David R. Hanson
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2010–2017.
What people on Hacker News said
I found them more helpful than the Red Dragon Book.
I own this book though I haven't read it, but it's about writing a C compiler in C.
You should pretty much just go out and buy these two books because they'll eventually go out of print, and then you'll be screwed.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: What language-agnostic programming books should I read? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What are some books where the reader learns by building one project? 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Best development book I've read, has no code in it 2014 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: I use and love Python. What's the best book to learn C ? 2010 · 1 recommendation