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Summary: difficult read, author presumes you know Oberon
Review: Dry, uninteresting introduction to compiler design. Written like a reference rather than a text, the book is about as exciting as watching grass grow. Do not try reading this without at least 8 hours of prior sleep. The author should collaberate with an American writer and make it easier to read. The author makes it a point to showcase all of his publications and work. He also assumes the reader has some inate knowledge of Oberon, Modula and Pascal - all very esoteric languages and of questionable relevance.
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Summary: Commented source of a non-trivial compiler on 176 pages
Review: For each of his major languages (Pascal, Modula, Oberon), Wirth wrote a new edition of his Compiler Construction book. In this book, he introduces to Compiler Construction in general and explains a particular implementation of a compiler for a small language (Oberon0).The current edition has been extended in some ways (the target RISC architecture is explained much better now). I have read all three books on Compiler Construction by Wirth (even typed in the source of the first book on PL0) and many others by him. I still like his books although his style is a bit formal. Fortunately, the implementation issues keep him down to earth. This book is still the most demanding he wrote. Except for computer science students, which may be happy to get a worked out example in less than 200 pages.
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Summary: Short, good introduction to the topic.
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. I have read several books on the topic and this is one of my favourite introduction. Obviously it is not as comprehensive as "Compilers Principles, Techniques and Tools" but in 180 pages, you'll learn the basics of compiler constructions. The book uses Oberon as the sample language. I had no problem with the choice because Oberon is close to other popular languages, starting with Pascal. And yet I confess I never wrote a single line of Oberon code...
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Summary: Short, good introduction to the topic.
Review: I enjoyed reading this book. I have read several books on the topic and this is one of my favourite introduction. Obviously it is not as comprehensive as "Compilers Principles, Techniques and Tools" but in 180 pages, you'll learn the basics of compiler constructions. The book uses Oberon as the sample language. I had no problem with the choice because Oberon is close to other popular languages, starting with Pascal. And yet I confess I never wrote a single line of Oberon code...
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