Understanding and Writing Compilers: A Do It Yourself Guide (Macmillan Computer Science Series) [Paperback]

Richard Bornat (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 405 pages
• Publisher: Scholium Intl; 3rd edition (December 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0333217322
• ISBN-13: 978-0333217320
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,671,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best explanation of parsing without Greek ever., October 4, 1995

By A Customer

This review is from: Understanding and Writing Compilers: A Do It Yourself Guide (Macmillan Computer Science Series) (Paperback)

I'm a great fan of the first edition of this book(circa 1980). It explains the mechanics of parsing ratherthan just throwing a lot of math and proofs at the reader (e.g. Aho, Hopcroft or Ullman). You come away feeling that you could actually write a compiler. One caution: the figures in the first edition contained many errors. Let's hope they've been fixed in the new edition.

5.0 out of 5 stars A very practical and useful book on the subject., July 24, 2005

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anon2001 "anon2001" (Kinross, Western Australia AUSTRALIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding and Writing Compilers: A Do It Yourself Guide (Macmillan Computer Science Series) (Paperback)

This is one of a few computer science books that remains rather
special to me. I began learning about LALR(1) parsing and code
generation from this book. It and a small book on YACC were
enough to enable me to write a compiler for a 4GL. I have since
seen many other good (and not so good) books but this is a
personal favourite. It is full of practical advice while
maintaining a high standard of scholarship and provided a good
introduction to the subject.

5.0 out of 5 stars good coverage of code generation, July 3, 2002

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M M (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Understanding and Writing Compilers: A Do It Yourself Guide (Macmillan Computer Science Series) (Paperback)

One of the highlights of this book is the treatment of code generation issues, in addition to parsing/lexing. A book for practical programmers who're interested in any code generation problem. Very readable.