On Learning Compilers and Creating Programming Languages

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Hi

Interesting blog post On Learning Compilers and Creating Programming Languages.

I like that it separates the two topics in a way that I have not seen in online forums.

One of the more popular languages that I know of had a Java-like syntax imposed on the designer by management in the late stages of its design. This sounds like a recipe for disaster. Yet it became quite popular anyway.

LOL LMAO ROTFL

I’d be interested in what others think

Stephen

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Indeed! But also insightful: though I expect most people lurking here to be at least intuitively aware of the difference between building a compiler and designing a language, was still a fun read.

Furthemore, there are seemingly several good books mentioned that I haven’t seen before (and some which I did), will check them out.

Thanks!

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