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How I wrote a self-hosting C compiler in 40 days

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429 points rui314 | 1 comments | 14 Dec 15 14:07 UTC | HN request time: 0.264s | source
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peterkelly ◴[14 Dec 15 16:45 UTC] No.10732090[source]▶
For anyone interested in compiler writing and looking for a good resource to start, probably one of the best is the "Dragon Book":

http://www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-Tools-...

I highly recommend it, but it's heavy stuff. There are probably simpler guides out there that just cover the basics.

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1. Ocerge ◴[14 Dec 15 16:52 UTC] No.10732136[source]▶
Indeed it is the standard, but I'm pretty sure I have a permanent twitch in the corner of my eye from my university compilers course and that book. It's probably not something I could ever do for fun, but it's extremely important and useful stuff to know. I'm just too stupid to really grok a lot of the concepts required to write a compiler.