alt.hn

3/24/2026 at 11:44:47 PM

A Compiler Writing Journey

https://github.com/DoctorWkt/acwj

by ibobev

3/25/2026 at 8:11:10 AM

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/

by pjmlp

3/25/2026 at 9:03:53 AM

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.

by nils-m-holm

3/25/2026 at 3:21:43 AM

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.

by parallax_error

3/25/2026 at 5:07:47 AM

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.

by nurettin

3/25/2026 at 7:19:08 AM

[dead]

by maniacsudip

3/25/2026 at 3:26:45 AM

How much of Claude was used?

by brcmthrowaway

3/25/2026 at 3:32:31 AM

It was started 7 years ago.

by azhenley