Want to Write a Compiler? Just Read These Two Papers.
"Just"? I make the first one 94,000 words. Has anyone actually read the papers to make sure that the OP has recommended something worthwhile? "Reading" and then coding alongside would probably take a full week's worth of time (I'd be interested to know if different).<p>It's a genuine question. People are recommended to read SICP all the time, by many influential people, but when a proper discussion of whether it's actually worthwhile comes up, we found a considerable range of opinions.<p><a href="http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2846799" rel="nofollow">http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2846799</a>