A Compiler Writing Journey
80 points by ibobev 11 hours ago | 7 comments
  • parallax_error 7 hours ago |
    Very cool! I can’t imagine writing everything in C, I’m currently learning this in OCaml which seems nicer for a project like this.
    • nurettin 5 hours ago |
      Wow that's super nostalgic. You're on a great path! After doing something similar, I switched to Haskell. Give it a go if you have the time.
    • anta40 an hour ago |
  • brcmthrowaway 7 hours ago |
    How much of Claude was used?
    • azhenley 7 hours ago |
      It was started 7 years ago.
  • pjmlp 2 hours ago |
    Having it all in C brings back memories from "Compiler Design in C" a famous book for its time, printed in 1990.

    https://holub.com/compiler/

    • nils-m-holm an hour ago |
      I wrote a book in its spirit in 2012 with a second edition in 2022: http://t3x.org/reload/

      It is called Practical Compiler Construction. The Compiler Writing Journey is based on it.