#47 in the ranking · technical · 2021
Crafting Interpreters
90people cite it
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Here I would recommend a variety of books like Inside the Machine by Stokes, Computer Architecture by Hennessy, 21st Century C by Klemens, Crafting Interpreters by Nystrom, Compilers by Aho, Effective Java, Nature of Code by…
Hacker News · 2024 · in “Ask HN: What books should I read to improve as a software engineer?” · see comment ↗
Halfway through crafting interpreters and I couldn’t recommend it enough, the entire book is free on the website, and contains every line of code you need to create your own programming language.
Hacker News · 2022 · in “Ask HN: What are the best short tech/engineering books you have read?” · see comment ↗
If you're interested in compilers and programming language design, I highly recommend Bob Nystrom's "Crafting Interpreters".
Hacker News · 2021 · in “Ask HN: Most interesting, mildly impractical, well-written books on software?” · see comment ↗