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Re:Show HN: A compiler for a small language into x86-64 asse... by Veera_Sivarajan on Friday May 01, 2020 @01:06AM (#23039296)

What would be your advice to someone who's about to write a compiler? I'm planning to start by reading the Dragon book.

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Re:Show HN: A compiler for a small language into x86-64 asse... by tonyedgecombe on Friday May 01, 2020 @01:14AM (#23039326)

I never got on with the Dragon Book despite several attempts.

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Re:Show HN: A compiler for a small language into x86-64 asse... by abnercoimbre on Friday May 01, 2020 @02:59AM (#23039692)

You both should try "Compiler Construction: Principles and Practice" [0]. Theory is interleaved with substantial examples and exercises. You create an entire compiler for a tiny language called TINY (hah.) You write it in C and generate code for a portable virtual machine -- the book also goes into detail on the VM, with source code.

Lastly, the book's appendix has guidance for writing a compiler for a subset of the C language.

[0] https://www.cs.sjsu.edu/~louden/cmptext/

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Re:Show HN: A compiler for a small language into x86-64 asse... by EllipticCurve on Friday May 01, 2020 @04:15AM (#23040087)

I didn't really read any books on that topic. But did lots of general research about compiler stages. I also posted a few links some comments up, that helped a lot.

For for it! Start small and increase. But seeing a program in your own language output something makes it all worth it :)

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Re:Show HN: A compiler for a small language into x86-64 asse... by nils-m-holm on Friday May 01, 2020 @04:05AM (#23040044)

http://t3x.org/t3x/index.html#t3x9

If you plan to buy the book, you will have to go to Lulu.com and search for it, as order links seem to be down after a site redesign.

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