Date   : Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:59:32 +0100 (BST)
From   : Steve Fewell <kranser@...>
Subject: Re: Anyone read "Mastering Interpreters and Compilers" by Smith

BBC Micro Wrote:
> First of all happy new year.  Second has anyone read
> this book by Bruce Smith (Dabs 1987)? Is it any 
> good?

>I have read the book by P.J.Brown on interactive
>compilers and found that quite interesting, but the
>Smith book seems quite rare and getting a bit pricey
>on ebay. I also have read the "BASIC ROM User Guide"
>by Plumbley which was an interesting read.

I have read the Bruce Smith book on compilers and
interpreters. It is a good read, easy to follow.
Though the resulting compiler/interpreter that you
produce is rather basic, the book gives you the basic
techniques behind building these applications - though
the techniques are simplified, and focus on the BBC
hardware.
An interesting read, but you would probably learn
better more modern techniques by doing a computer
course in Compilers or reading a technical book on the
subject.

The BASIC ROM User guide is also a good book - one of
my favourites.

Regards,
Steve.



       
       
               
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