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Also is there a better book you'd recommend for learning about compilers, or is that the one to get?

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Lou Franco
There's also a more recent edition.
Paul Nathan
is this also known as the dragon book?
Shawn Mclean
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Ah, a wonderful book. Aho, Sethi and Ullman. I have it on a shelf at home somewhere.

As featured in Hackers, a very amusing moment.

JeeBee
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"Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools" by Aho, Sethi, Ullman -- This book

Doug T.
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools Second Edition (2006, the "Purple Dragon Book"), by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, Jeffrey D. Ullman and Monica S. Lam

It is not for people without skills in math.

J.J.
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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools if you don't mind some theory.

gimel
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Omar Kooheji
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The Dragon Book is the Standard.

I anti-recommend a much smaller book by Louden(Compiler construction, principles and practice).

Paul Nathan
You 'anti-recommend'. Are you explicitly mentioning another book that is NOT good? Or have I misunderstood?
SpoonMeiser
Ha. anti-recommend. I like that way of phrasing a non-recommendation.
Kluge
Creating new words is far less useful than using existing words well.