My comment wasn't about the article's point (which I thought it is valid), but about one idea that keeps getting rehashed ... i.e. if you want to learn about real compilers, you should read the Dragon Book.

> If modern languages are more than a compiler, that does not denies the ability of the book to cover how to write a compiler.

True, but the best way IMHO to learn about compilers is to start more lightly and then to read lots of source-code.