Crafting Interpreters by Robert Nystrom is a comprehensive guide that delves into the art and science of building programming language interpreters from scratch. It offers a practical and hands-on approach to understanding how interpreters work under the hood, making it invaluable for software engineers and computer science enthusiasts looking to deepen their grasp of language implementation.

• Interpreter architecture: The book thoroughly explains the two main approaches to building interpreters—tree-walking interpreters and bytecode virtual machines—and the trade-offs involved with each.
• Language design principles: It highlights how language features impact interpreter complexity and performance, encouraging thoughtful design choices.
• Lexical analysis...
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