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Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools
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<p><i>Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools</i> is a <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a> textbook by <a href="/facts/Alfred_V._Aho/ljoQ1CMU">Alfred V. Aho</a>, <a href="/facts/Monica_S._Lam/Tbx1zmgP">Monica S. Lam</a>, <a href="/facts/Ravi_Sethi/azn7Qhy8">Ravi Sethi</a>, and <a href="/facts/Jeffrey_D._Ullman/7AqlHj4f">Jeffrey D. Ullman</a> about <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">compiler</a> construction for <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming languages</a>. First published in 1986, it is widely regarded as the classic definitive compiler technology text. </p><p>It is known as the <i>Dragon Book</i> to generations of computer scientists as its cover depicts a <a href="/facts/Knight/q6oIppem">knight</a> and a <a href="/facts/Western_dragon/C0eDJujn">dragon</a> in battle, a <a href="/facts/Metaphor/xwsLaqJI">metaphor</a> for conquering complexity. This name can also refer to Aho and Ullman's older <i><a href="/facts/Principles_of_Compiler_Design/1PVNPhbM">Principles of Compiler Design</a></i>. </p>