Crafting Interpreters Available in Print or PDF

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Post by ktr » Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 2:49 PM UTC

Crafting Interpreters Available in Print or PDF
journal.stuffwithstuff.com

Re: Crafting Interpreters Available in Print or PDF

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Post by bluedays » Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 3:31 PM UTC

Wow, that's expensive. Just like being in college again.

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Post by mdaniel » Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 3:38 PM UTC

The currently more active thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27997167

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Post by ashton314 » Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 3:52 PM UTC

bluedays wrote: post #2

Wow, that's expensive. Just like being in college again.

$60 is hardly expensive for a high-quality technical book. Cheaper books focused on prose are much easier to typeset, print, etc.

Re: Crafting Interpreters Available in Print or PDF

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Post by bluedays » Thu, Jul 29, 2021, 4:44 PM UTC

ashton314 wrote: post #4

bluedays wrote: post #2

Wow, that's expensive. Just like being in college again.

$60 is hardly expensive for a high-quality technical book. Cheaper books focused on prose are much easier to typeset, print, etc.

I didn’t know that. At least that partially explains the expense of textbooks