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<rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>The While language · HackerPapers discussions</title><link>https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1603.08949/</link><description>Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1603.08949/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><item><title>The While language — mentioned by fusiongyro</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17983096</link><guid isPermaLink="false">urn:hackerpapers:mention:1603.08949:17983096</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2018 22:08:21 GMT</pubDate><description>&lt;p&gt;To understand how computers work is the reason that compilers is the capstone class in many CS programs. It unites automata with algorithms and machine code, bringing everything together in one program. I&amp;#x27;m pretty sure I wouldn&amp;#x27;t have gotten through this exercise myself outside college. A lot of the resources out there are going to assume you have one or two sides of this triangle already and are ready to bring it all together. If you don&amp;#x27;t then you&amp;#x27;ll probably feel like you&amp;#x27;re in over your head. I would recommend checking out &amp;quot;Let&amp;#x27;s Build a Compiler&amp;quot;. It&amp;#x27;s a bit old-fashioned but at least…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/1603.08949/"&gt;Paper and discussion history&lt;/a&gt;. A mention is not an endorsement.&lt;/p&gt;</description><category>cs.PL</category></item></channel></rss>
