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Crafting Interpreters is available in print

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Re: Crafting Interpreters is available in print

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Post by munificent »

skybrian wrote: post #51
munificent wrote: post #2

Author here! It feels amazing to have this done and live. I'm happy to talk about whatever you might want to know about it. If you're curious how the sausage was made, I wrote a blog post about taking the web book and bringing it to print and ebook here: http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2021/07/29/640-pages-in-15...

It would be cool to see the Dart script that you wrote to build the book’s website. I know it’s not intended for anything else, but maybe there are some good ideas in there for other websites? Edit: I guess that’s here: https://github.com/munificent/craftinginterpreters/blob/mast...

That's correct. The entire build system is:

https://github.com/munificent/craftinginterpreters/tree/mast...

Re: Crafting Interpreters is available in print

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Post by manaskarekar »

munificent wrote: post #60
manaskarekar wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I snuck in the OT question in there as an edit, but curious, is there an option to buy pdf + print or do those need to go separately?

I don't have any automated way of bundling stuff. But if you email me with some proof of purchase (I don't know, a picture of you holding the book, or an order screenshot or something), I'm happy to email you the PDF.

Nice! I can do that. Once again, thank you so much.

Can't wait to hear what you announce next.

Re: Crafting Interpreters is available in print

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Post by tlhunter »

vmchale wrote: post #44

Between A) Being implemented in Java and B) Not having anything satisfying on types I can't get excited about it. I know it's an uncommon opinion but there's so much missing it can't be a monograph/treatise.

The PDF sample I opened suggests it's implemented in C. The GitHub suggests it uses both C and Java: https://github.com/confucianzuoyuan/craftinginterpreters

Re: Crafting Interpreters is available in print

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Post by titzer »

munificent wrote: post #52
titzer wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I really like the hand-drawn diagrams in the sample PDF! Are the actually hand-drawn or stylized SVG?

Literally hand drawn with my hands. Here's a video of me making one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN1MsCXkPSA It's, like, comically time consuming. But also pretty satisfying.

Wow, that is indeed some serious dedication. You even fixed the kerning of the labels. The result looks great. Nice job!

Re: Crafting Interpreters is available in print

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Post by munificent »

nirvdrum wrote: post #59
munificent wrote: post #2

Author here! It feels amazing to have this done and live. I'm happy to talk about whatever you might want to know about it. If you're curious how the sausage was made, I wrote a blog post about taking the web book and bringing it to print and ebook here: http://journal.stuffwithstuff.com/2021/07/29/640-pages-in-15...

I've been waiting for the print version before diving in, so I'm excited to see it's now available. For what it's worth, I'd be willing to spend more money on an all-format package. I need to hold a book in my hand and not stare at an illuminated screen to absorb the material, but sometimes carry a big book around is not practical so having a Kindle copy is handy. A PDF copy is good for referencing stuff I've already…

There used to be a thing where Amazon would let you bundle the print and Kindle versions, but I think they stopped doing that.

If you buy a print copy and email me some kind of confirmation, I'd be happy to send you the PDF or EPUB file.

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