If you don't know how compilers work, then you don't know how computers work
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If you don't know how compilers work, then you don't know how computers work
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#2Complete quote:
Gentle, yet insistent executive summary: If you don't know how compilers work, then you don't know how computers work. If you're not 100% sure whether you know how compilers work, then you don't know how they work.
Re: If you don't know how compilers work, then you don't know how computers work
#3(2007) and the actual title is "Rich Programmer Food" which has been submitted in the past (under the correct title) a few times with some good discussions:
https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...