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Summary
Summary
Presents the subject of compiler design in a way that's understandable to a programmer who does not also happen to be a mathematician. The book is built around working code that provides immediate practical examples of how given theories are applied. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Choice Review
Holub writes about creating programming language compilers. His approach is unique, being based in practice, not theory. The book is quite large (more than 900 pages) because it contains thousands of lines of C code, which is taken from the actual implementation of several compiler writing tools as well as a subset C compiler. Holub's approach is to introduce the reader to the inner workings of compilers and compiler writing tools by studying their implementation. An excellent reference for the compiler writing practitioner, it supplies ready-to-use C code accompanied by extensive documentation. A bibliography, index, and symbol cross-reference list are provided. To satisfy readers more interested in theory, A.V. Aho, R. Sethi, and J.D. Ullman's Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986) is considered the standard in the field. Together, these two books would satisfy the majority of people requiring reference material on compilers. Of the two, Holub's book is easiest to digest. Because the level of the material assumes a working knowledge of C programming and of data structures, the book is more applicable to upper-division undergraduates and graduates. -F. H. Wild, III, University of Rhode Island
