You don't have to buy them all at once! :)

And then, at least for the compiler books, there is: http://t3x.org/files/whichbook.pdf

That's super helpful! I downloaded the samples for S9fES and LfN, checking those out first. I love how generous you are with the number of pages in the free samples by the way.

Thanks for resubmitting the posting! I appreciate it! :)

It's good to have a life-time project and watch it evolve over time. Nothing insane about that!

"A kid in a candy store", I love it! :)

Enjoy your stay!

Aww, man. If you haven't yet purchased the 2nd ed, send me an email!

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LISP in Small Pieces discusses very sophisticated techniques, while LISP From Nothing is more about the quirks and implementations of early LISP. Of course you can write a modern LISP based on the things covered in LFN, but if you are planning to write more than a toy, then Queinnec's book is the one to read.

Yes, the book is about the bootstrapping of LISP, both in a historical and practical context. Hence "from nothing".

And no AI has harmed the planet in the making of this book.

I am well aware of that :)

There are always the sample chapters, and the code from the book is in the public domain. :)

The book is basically a modern and more complete version of the "Small C Handbook" of the 1980's. I goes through all the stages of compilation, including simple optimizations, but keeps complexity to a minimum. So if you just want to learn about compiler writing and see what a complete C compiler look like under the hood, without investing too much into theory, then this is probably one of very few books that will deliver.

Edit: and then Warren Toomey has written "A Compiler Writing Journey" based on PCC, which may shed a bit more light on the book: https://github.com/DoctorWkt/acwj

Thx, I’m going to buy it I think!