A Compiler Writing Journey

parallax_error wrote: post #2

Very cool! I can’t imagine writing everything in C, I’m currently learning this in OCaml which seems nicer for a project like this.

Wow that's super nostalgic. You're on a great path! After doing something similar, I switched to Haskell. Give it a go if you have the time.

Re: A Compiler Writing Journey

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Post by maniacsudip » Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 7:19 AM UTC

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Re: A Compiler Writing Journey

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Post by pjmlp » Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC

Having it all in C brings back memories from "Compiler Design in C" a famous book for its time, printed in 1990.

https://holub.com/compiler/

Re: A Compiler Writing Journey

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Post by nils-m-holm » Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:03 AM UTC

pjmlp wrote: post #7

Having it all in C brings back memories from "Compiler Design in C" a famous book for its time, printed in 1990. https://holub.com/compiler/

I wrote a book in its spirit in 2012 with a second edition in 2022: http://t3x.org/reload/

It is called Practical Compiler Construction. The Compiler Writing Journey is based on it.

Re: A Compiler Writing Journey

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Post by anta40 » Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC

parallax_error wrote: post #2

Very cool! I can’t imagine writing everything in C, I’m currently learning this in OCaml which seems nicer for a project like this.

Perhaps using this: https://github.com/nlsandler/nqcc2

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Re: A Compiler Writing Journey

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Post by kreco » Wed, Mar 25, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC

nils-m-holm wrote: post #8

pjmlp wrote: post #7

Having it all in C brings back memories from "Compiler Design in C" a famous book for its time, printed in 1990. https://holub.com/compiler/

I wrote a book in its spirit in 2012 with a second edition in 2022: http://t3x.org/reload/ It is called Practical Compiler Construction. The Compiler Writing Journey is based on it.

Thanks for your amazing work!