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From: mason@tmsoft.UUCP (Dave Mason)
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Subject: Request comments on text.
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Date: Sat, 4-Jul-87 16:11:29 EDT
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In article <252@hubcap.UUCP> steve@hubcap.clemson.edu (Dennis Stevenson) writes:
>Someone suggested to me that the Trembley and Sorenson text is a good
>replacement for Aho, Sethi and Ullman.

I will be using Tremblay & Sorenson for the 3rd year this fall for an
undergraduate (4th year, Applied Computer Science) Compiler Design &
Implementation course.

I originally adopted it because the older Dragon Book was getting rather long
in the tooth, and the new one hadn't arrived yet.  I have since examined ASU,
though perhaps in somewhat less detail, and haven't changed my mind.

I feel T&S is better for MY students because it is somewhat more accessible
(perhaps a bit less formal/mathematical). It also has a more balanced
treatment of ad hoc vs yacc based parsing. As this course has been taught on
(and many of our students go on to) a relatively tool-poor environment
(VM/CMS), heavy emphasis on yacc and family are less desirable than they
might be in a totally Unix world. I also like the structure of the book a bit
better, but that's personal taste.

Of course, I'm never totally satisfied, so look forward to hearing of other
texts.
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