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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Addison-Wesley; Reprint edition (January 1, 1977)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 614 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0201000229
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0201000221
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    Alfred Vaino Aho (born August 9, 1941) is a Canadian computer scientist best known for his work on programming languages, compilers, and related algorithms, and his textbooks on the art and science of computer programming.

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    Jeffrey David "Jeff" Ullman (born November 22, 1942) is a computer scientist and professor at Stanford University. His textbooks on compilers (various editions are popularly known as the Dragon Book), theory of computation (also known as the Cinderella book), data structures, and databases are regarded as standards in their fields.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A classic book
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2023
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This is a classic of computer science. I'm glad to have it in my library.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Almost a Matrix-like download
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The key to a book being 'really amazing' can often just be that it is pitched to the exact level the reader needs, and is about something he or she is really interested in. I think both of these things conspire to make me a biased reviewer of this text, but I can say that after just the first chapter I was already putting what I learned to work in an ASP program...yes, not a theoretical compiler project, etc., but a good-old website. There is so much that we do in programming that is compiler-like (and so much we do to interact with the compilers driving our languages) that having a better conceptualization and a solid vocabulary to describe what compiling is about can benefit any programmer.

The writing style is direct, not boring, and is not entirely absent of a little dry wit. But it is not personal. The cover art should not lead you to think this is a 'fun' approach to the subject. It's business.

Can't go wrong if you like this sort of thing. If you're a student just trying to get by somehow, well, at the price I guess you might as well give it a try. Besides, then you can throw in some comment about "the dragon book," and seem really in the know about this 'classic'.
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4.0 out of 5 stars I bought it because I used it 40 years ago ...
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I bought it because I used it 40 years ago when I was in college and lost mine original copy. Just nostalgia.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Judge Other Compiler Books By This One
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This is a graduate textbook from 50 years ago. The authors are so talented that you could hand it to a 6th grader and have them building a compiler in 2 weeks. It's that well written.

The authors explain all the Set Theory needed to understand regular expressions, lexing and parsing in a way that's easy to read, but without being condescending or giving useless toy examples.

If you like compilers, you should have this book handy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book in excellent condition!
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Book in excellent condition! Prompt Shipping. Thanks!
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5.0 out of 5 stars And oldie but still very relevant!
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2020
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Good ideas never go out of style. This is an excellent book that remains useful and relevant. Well worth the price, especially used.
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Charisse
5.0 out of 5 stars First 2 chapters are worth the price itself
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2014
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I have read 2 chapters so far and this book is great - explains the gritty details of implementing languages w/o using grad-school level terminology. Plain english and easy to understand. I'll update again when I am further along.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
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Khushboo
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
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Makram Kamaleddine
5.0 out of 5 stars Old, but a permanent classic
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2015
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First of all, this book is old. It uses examples from programming languages such as FORTRAN, Algol, PL/I, and very occasionally, the C programming language. However, this doesn't take anything away from this book. It reads like a dream. Aho and Ullman are very clear, concise, and have the correct balance between abstract and practical in their text.

I'm coming into this book already having a background in compiler implementation, but wanted to know the theoretical aspects of it: implementing a program that creates lexers or parsers, code generation and code optimization, you got it. Both the front end and the back end of the compiler are covered in great detail. Also, the book is not long!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Bible of compiler design. however edition is old but ...
Reviewed in India on December 17, 2014
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Bible of compiler design.however edition is old but hardly misses little new concepts.a must have to understand compiling.
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Aniruddha M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Best book
Reviewed in India on May 17, 2020
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Great book for compiler design... Clearly explain the topics
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good
Reviewed in India on August 31, 2019
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