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Long-awaited revision to a unique guide that covers both compilers and interpreters Revised, updated, and now focusing on Java instead of C++, this long-awaited, latest edition of this popular book teaches programmers and software engineering students how to write compilers and... Read Full Overview

Both compilers and interpreters are programs that translate high-level computer languages, the languages in which programmers do their work, into machine-executable code. Compilers translate an entire program at once, making it ready for execution. Interpreters are simpler and... Read Full Overview

A practical guide to writing interpreters and compilers. Shows how to write a series of useful utilities, including an interactive debugging interpreter and a working compiler, in a top-down, incremental fashion. Hands-on approach encourages experimentation with these programs... Read Full Overview

A practical guide to writing interpreters and compilers. Shows how to write a series of useful utilities, including an interactive debugging interpreter and a working compiler, in a top-down, incremental fashion. Hands-on approach encourages experimentation with these programs... Read Full Overview