[Oberon] _Compiler_Construction_ by Niklaus Wirth

[Chris Burrows]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Oberon [mailto:oberon-bounces at lists.inf.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of
> Paul Reed
> Sent: Monday, 11 January 2021 3:34 AM
> To: ETH Oberon and related systems
> Subject: Re: [Oberon] _Compiler_Construction_ by Niklaus Wirth
> 
> On 2021-01-10 16:10, peter at easthope.ca wrote:
> > Appears the copy posted at 43.09 US$ was sold that day...
> 
> On http://www.projectoberon.com I've now mirrored Prof. Wirth's two
> PDFs for Compiler Construction as a single PDF, so it can be more
> easily submitted to a book-printing service. Direct link is:
> 
> http://www.projectoberon.net/wirth/CompilerConstruction/CompilerConst
> ruction.pdf
> 
> Enjoy,
> Paul

Thanks. I've just re-read Hanspeter Mössenböck's article: "Compiler
Construction - The Art of Niklaus Wirth".

The abstract states: "This paper tries to collect some general principles
behind his work. It is not a paper about new compilation techniques but a
reflection about Wirth's way to write compilers."

It has many useful tips for prospective compiler designers / writers /
maintainers and answers many questions of the type "Why did he do it that
way?".

You can download a copy from:

https://ssw.jku.at/Research/Papers/Moe00b.html

It was also published as a chapter in the book: The School of Niklaus Wirth
- The Art of Simplicity:

https://www.elsevier.com/books/the-school-of-niklaus-wirth/boszormenyi/978-0
-08-057418-9

or

https://www.tinyurl.com/1jnwivbg

Regards,
Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.astrobe.com/RISC5