Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
The cover of the second edition (North American), showing a knight and dragon | |
| Author | Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Pearson Education, Inc |
Publication date | 1986, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0-201-10088-6 |
| OCLC | 12285707 |
| 005.4/53 19 | |
| LC Class | QA76.76.C65 A37 1986 |
Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools is a computer science textbook by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman about compiler construction for programming languages. First published in 1986, it is widely regarded as the classic definitive compiler technology text.
It is known as the Dragon Book to generations of computer scientists as its cover depicts a knight and a dragon in battle, a metaphor for conquering complexity. This name can also refer to Aho and Ullman's older Principles of Compiler Design.