Re: Eliminating conflicts of parenthesized subexpressions

[Akim Demaille]

Le 14 sept. 04, à 18:36, Hans Aberg a écrit :

> > One pass is faster than two.  Multiplying passes over the text/AST is
> > more modular, but more CPU, and less performance.  That's why most
> > industrial strength compilers are not very modular.
>
> I am sure Vincent had a multipass in his mind. I did not, in any case.

I don't undestand where you meant to drive the conversation then.

> > The dragon books also has nice pieces of information.  If you have 
> > spare
> > time to read longish books, you will be rewarded.  But if you don't,
> > let's take a more efficient book.
>
> You clearly have a textbook in your mind, perhaps for a course or
> something. I have found it suitable as a reference on a few topics, on 
> the
> basic level. If you have some suggestion in your mind, you may drop it 
> off
> here, and/or to John Levine, the comp.compilers moderator, so he can 
> put
> into the comp.compilers FAQ.
I know that ng, I know that person, thanks Hans, but I guess people 
already
know there.

My number one recommendation is "Modern Compiler Implementation" by 
Andrew
Appel.  Then, there are many other more in depth books.