The publisher, Prentice-Hall Engineering/Science/Mathematics
This volume offers unusually accessible, less mathematical coverage of compilers topics -- taking an approach similar to that used by Tanenbaum for operating systems.
Back Cover copy
Introduces the basics of compiler design, concentrating on the second pass (in a typical four-pass compiler), consisting of a lexical analyzer, parser, and a code generator. Uses the C language. Appropriate for compiler courses in CS departments.
