The Dragon Book
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The Dragon Book
Alfred V. Aho, Jeffrey D. Ullman, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi
4 people recommended it in 3 threads, 2011–2017.
What people on Hacker News said
The Dragon Book is obviously infamous for this topic, but I would recommend covering at least two slightly more basic texts before taking it on.
Where it comes up
- What is the single most influential book every programmer should read? 2011 · 2 recommendations
- Good books for deep hacks 2017 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What's the best computer science book you've read recently? 2017 · 1 recommendation