Crafting Interpreters
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Re: Crafting Interpreters
#192Author here. Seeing all of the positive comments about my book is really warming my heart. I appreciate everyone and I'm glad so many people have enjoyed the book. I put a ton of time and love into it and it's gratifying to see it had the effect I'd hoped for.
That book is an absolute treasure and you should be proud. At a personal level, this book contained so much that I had always wanted to know, from how hashmaps work, to how to compile in a single pass. And I connected with your note on getting into writing languages partly due to a feeling of being less-than programmers who could create their own language. One thing I wanted to share: I found a small design change to…
Re: Crafting Interpreters
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That book is an absolute treasure and you should be proud. At a personal level, this book contained so much that I had always wanted to know, from how hashmaps work, to how to compile in a single pass. And I connected with your note on getting into writing languages partly due to a feeling of being less-than programmers who could create their own language. One thing I wanted to share: I found a small design change to…
That's a really neat idea! I think I'll try to work that into my own Lox derivative :)