The Dragon book is a famous book for designing a compiler. Is there another book like that or a great article about that? And what're the keywords about compilers? I wanna know how a new language is created.
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you can start with [Let's Build a Compiler](http://compilers.iecc.com/crenshaw/) – Nick Dandoulakis Jan 18 '11 at 20:43
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duplicate of [Learning to write a compiler](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1669/learning-to-write-a-compiler) – Nick Dandoulakis Jan 18 '11 at 20:45
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2Creating a new language is different from making a compiler for a language. This question could get focussed answers if you break it into two different questions, one for building a compiler and another for creating a new language. – vpit3833 Jan 18 '11 at 22:28
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I meant designing compiler for a new language – miqbal Jan 19 '11 at 01:47
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There is a great book on implementing functional languages, just a little bit outdated: http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/people/simonpj/papers/pj-lester-book/
Another useful source (on languages in general, not just on compilation) is http://www.amazon.com/Theories-Programming-Languages-John-Reynolds/dp/0521594146
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If you are willing to go .NET: http://www.amazon.com/Build-Your-NET-Language-Compiler/dp/1590591348
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Writing Compilers and Interpreters, by Ronald Mack, is an excellent "practical" text that walks you through the important parts of a compiler and how they are constructed. The original edition was C, the second edition was C++, and the current edition is Java.
It is a much easier read than the Dragon Book.
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This book gives you an overview of programming paradigms and may be useful: http://www.amazon.com/Concepts-Techniques-Models-Computer-Programming/dp/0262220695
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