Compilers: Principles, Techniques, & Tools with Gradiance (pkg) (2nd Edition) [Hardcover]

Alfred V. Aho (Author), Monica S. Lam (Author), Ravi Sethi (Author), Jeffrey D. Ullman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0321547985 | ISBN-13: 978-0321547989 | Publication Date: October 15, 2007 | Edition: 2

This book provides the foundation for understanding the theory and pracitce of compilers. Revised and updated, it reflects the current state of compilation. Every chapter has been completely revised to reflect developments in software engineering, programming languages, and computer architecture that have occurred since 1986, when the last edition published. The authors, recognizing that few readers will ever go on to construct a compiler, retain their focus on the broader set of problems faced in software design and software development. Computer scientists, developers, and aspiring students that want to learn how to build, maintain, and execute a compiler for a major programming language.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1009 pages
• Publisher: Addison Wesley; 2 edition (October 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321547985
• ISBN-13: 978-0321547989
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #576,231 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #8 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Compiler Design
  • #51 in Books > Computers & Technology > Programming > Languages & Tools > Compilers

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, in-depth coverage -- very readable, October 3, 2009

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Jesse Taylor (North Idaho) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Compilers: Principles, Techniques, & Tools with Gradiance (pkg) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I grabbed a copy of this along with Dick Grune's "Parsing Techniques", and was very satisfied.

The text is very readable, and the diagrams are useful and descriptive and useful. The book is rather long (~1000 pages), but of course, this is a very complex and wide-ranging subject. And the pace is manageable, even with all of the information that they managed to pack in. Ask around, and you'll hear that this is one of the standard texts on the subject -- and for good reason. I've yet to find anything that even approaches it in quality.

A++: Highly recommended.

4 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Words "Gradiance (pkg)" is worthy for some peaple., September 8, 2009

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2 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not best transaction, February 9, 2009

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Bill Jensen - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Compilers: Principles, Techniques, & Tools with Gradiance (pkg) (2nd Edition) (Hardcover)

I recieved a printing that I later found out, by my University Professor, had many errors and that a newer printing had those errors fixed. If I had recieved the error free edition I would not have a problem with this text.