Engineering a Compiler
Cooper & Torczon
10 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2016–2017.
What people on Hacker News said
For a good intro of modern back end development, check out Engineering a Compiler.
I used it to supplement my prescribed compiler construction textbook and it's incredibly useful! Also surprisingly easy to read compared to some texts with a very math-heavy approach.
If you want to read a good book on compilers construction then you're better off reading "Engineering a Compiler" by K. Cooper and L. Torczon or "Modern Compiler Implementation in ML" by A. Appel.
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