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Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools, known to professors, students, and developers worldwide as the "Dragon Book," is available in a new edition. 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.

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Alfred V. Aho is Lawrence Gussman Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. Professor Aho has won several awards including the Great Teacher Award for 2003 from the Society of Columbia Graduates and the IEEE John von Neumann Medal. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the ACM and IEEE.

Monica S. Lam is a Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University, was the Chief Scientist at Tensilica and the founding CEO of moka5. She led the SUIF project which produced one of the most popular research compilers, and pioneered numerous compiler techniques used in industry.

Ravi Sethi launched the research organization in Avaya and is president of Avaya Labs. Previously, he was a senior vice president at Bell Labs in Murray Hill and chief technical officer for communications software at Lucent Technologies. He has held teaching positions at the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Arizona, and has taught at Princeton University and Rutgers. He is a fellow of the ACM.

Jeffrey Ullman is CEO of Gradiance and a Stanford W. Ascherman Professor of Computer Science at Stanford University. His research interests include database theory, database integration, data mining, and education using the information infrastructure. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the ACM, and winner of the Karlstrom Award and Knuth Prize.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison Wesley; 2nd edition (August 31, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 1040 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321486811
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321486813
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.28 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 1.73 x 9.53 inches

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Alfred Vaino Aho (born August 9, 1941) is a Canadian computer scientist best known for his work on programming languages, compilers, and related algorithms, and his textbooks on the art and science of computer programming.
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Jeffrey David "Jeff" Ullman (born November 22, 1942) is a computer scientist and professor at Stanford University. His textbooks on compilers (various editions are popularly known as the Dragon Book), theory of computation (also known as the Cinderella book), data structures, and databases are regarded as standards in their fields.
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B.K.

A very well-written book.

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2016

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I'm a senior Computer Science student and will be taking a course on compilers in the upcoming quarter. I was incredibly excited to see this book listed for the course, because it has a legendary status. If you watch some of the Microsoft's compiler related videos, for example, you can see this book sitting in the background in some of the videos. My school has made some poor choices with books for other courses... needless to say, I was very happy to see this one.

I bought this book well ahead of time, because the subject of compilers is not an easy one. Luckily, I just completed a course on Formal Languages & Automata, so some of the things involved in the compilation process is less frightening for me than they would be otherwise. However, I knew I would have to get a good head-start to do well in class, but also to truly learn and understand the subject. This book is very well written and I've gotten far enough into it to comfortably comment on it. As far as theory-packed books are concerned, this one is top-notch. The authors made it very approachable and it doesn't feel like they're trying to bloat the content with academic nonsense in order to place themselves on a pedestal above all else. No, I can confidently say that they've done an amazing job in making it as friendly as possible. With that said, and as I've mentioned, this is not an easy topic. Unless you're exceptionally amazing at comprehending complex material through the first read-through, expect to read this book a few times. On the bright side, it's a pretty good read and you will learn a lot from it.

If you have the right mindset and the necessary passion, this is the book for you. The authors have done a fantastic job and you will not regret investing time into it.

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Andrew Whitworth

Classic, indispensable text.

Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2015

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The Dragon Book, as it is affectionately named, is something of a legendary resource among programmers and computer-science students. Not only is it one of the only references on the subject of compilers as a whole, but it's very well-written and contains a huge amount of information. It considers tricky subjects like lexing and parsing in a serious theoretical way but also includes some precious code examples.

Initially when I bought this book because I was nervous about the new edition. The previous 1986 edition with the quaint illustration of the red dragon was the bench-mark gold standard for compiler texts, and I was worried that the new edition (with it's digitally animated cover, which loses much of the charm of the original) would be marred by loses and compromises. That anxiety was ill-founded. The new edition is every bit as wonderful and complete as the previous version was, with valuable information updated but nothing that I can see that is lost.

One small complaint I might have, and this is not something that the authors could control, is that some important new developments have been made in the world of compilers and interpreters in the past few years. Things like PEG (Packrat parsing and OMeta), parser combinators and compound grammars are all new in the front-end world, While the state of the art in interpreters and VMs is leading to things like JIT which are turning out to be of central importance in many places but which are barely mentioned in this book at all.

Anyway, on balance this is an excellent book and one that is well worth buying if you're interested in compilers, interpreters, VMs or other infrastructure components like that. This is a must-read if you're interested in working on a major existing compiler project or if you would like to dabble with your own little language or language runtime.

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EvaPort is selling books that are not authorized for sale in the USA.

Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2023

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EvaPort is selling books that are not authorized for sale in the USA. On the back cover it says this edition is for the international market. The book has no opening page with an ISBN number and the like. The foot note of every Chapter says it is a reproduction of the US edition. All chapters are there.

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Yiannis P.

The definite book for compilers

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2011

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Any serious computer scientist should at least read this book - if not own it. It covers all different aspects of a compiler and even more in relatively small space.

It is not a book on how to build the best compiler or what are the best optimizations for a specific architecture. It is a really good introduction in the black art of compiler development. After reading it, you will understand a bit better how compiler writers think and how their brainchild works under the covers. You will also be able to create your own rudimentary compiler.

However, it is not a guide on how to make a state-of-the-art compiler or teach you how a specific implementation came to be.

Highly recommended for people that have their first experience with compilers, both in undergraduate and early graduate levels.

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Eric

Don’t buy. Extremely low limit on number of devices you can use to read it!

Reviewed in the United States on December 25, 2017

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This is an extremely useful book if you’re interested in writing compilers, but the Kindle version is worthless due to the extremely low limit on the number of devices on which you can read it. Each time I go to read it, I get an error saying I can’t read it on the device I’m using because I have it on too many other devices. So, I have to figure out which devices I read it on earlier so I can delete it from one of those devices and then download it on the device I’m using now. It does give me the option of buying the book again for the privilidge of reading the book I already own on a different device. You need a device to read it just like you need light to read a normal book. Am I limited to the number of lamps I can use to read a hard copy? As best I can tell, the limit is two. That’s way too low. I can’t give it any more than 1 star because it’s such a nuisance to be able to use the book. That’s sad because the content is quite good.

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Buy the Hardcover: Its worth the extra $

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2019

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I read A LOT of the reviews regarding this book before I purchased, and decided to pull the trigger on the Hardcover version and have had no complaints whatsoever.

Well written and still very relevant to the subject of compilers, if you are learning about compilers in school or in your time, I highly recommend this book.

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Très bon etat

Reviewed in France on August 28, 2018

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A Must Buy Book.

Reviewed in India on August 15, 2017

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The "Dragon" Book.I just love it.Great product which was delivered with a lightning speed from Amazon.in

MH

An Indian contenant version of the classic Dragon Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2015

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This review refers NOT to the original 2006 edition but to the 2014 re-print by Pearson India, via DKIndia. ISBN - 978-93-325-1866-7. The inside page of this book reads "This edition is authorised for sale only in India, BanglAdesh, Bhutan, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Circulation of this edition outside of these territories is UNAUTHORISED." Therefore this edition should not be available to us in the UK.

The back of this Indian edition is even more ominous where it says "For these special editions, the editorial team at Pearson has collaborated with educators across the world to address a wide range of subjects and requirements, equipping students with the best possible learning tools" (MH so far so good). It continues ....

"This international edition preserves the cutting-edge approach and pedagogy of the original, BUT MAY ALSO FEATURE ALTERATIONS, CUSTOMIZATION AND ADAPTATIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES VERSION" (Caps MH).

This is somewhat concerning, as there is no indication within the book what has been changed, altered or customised!

So what is the actual condition of the the book itself.

Well the binding is OK, but looks a little flimsy, however inside the type quality is not very good, with frequent smudges and a very faint text. The paper quality is not very good either and to be honest the book does not look like it will last very long, without falling apart.

Unfortunately having never had an opportunity to read the original, I don't know how close this edition is. Also some readers have reported on the reviews below, that some of the algorithms are wrong. Again I don't know the validity of these statements. But I will raise this with Amazon in the morning.

So if you are going to buy this book from the sellers, then be aware that almost all of them are from India and therefore it is highly likely that you will receive an edition that is the same as my one.

In fairness these may be perfectly good copies of the original, but we should be made aware before we purchase them that these are Indian editions and that the quality might not be up to what we are normally used to, and even more importantly, there may be some additions, alterations or customisations to the test.

LET THE BUYER BEWARE.

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Jason

My bookshelf is more beautiful

Reviewed in Canada on December 18, 2013

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The "Dragon" book makes any bookshelf look more beautiful, and is great for photo shoots and job applications.

Also, if you read the book your IQ will be increased by 3 points.

But seriously, this book is very well written. Compilers are not simple by any stretch of the imagination, but this book does well to explain them in detail. No previous knowledge or awareness of compilers is required, though a good understanding of programming is essential. I bought this book as a required text for a course, and by the end felt a much better appreciation for compilers.

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Daniel Platte

The classical dragon book

Reviewed in Germany on March 16, 2007

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I just recently bought the new edition of the "dragon book" and it seems to be a really high quality book (being worth the spent money). Although I studied electrical engineering and did only have a brief understanding of compilers, the book provides a very good opportunity to learn more about the (partially quite theoretical) backgrounds of compilers. The writing style is very good to read. Furthermore, I like the mixture of theory and practical examples as provided by the book very much.

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