Mastering interpreters and compilers
Subtitle: (techniques for the BBC model B, Master & Electron)
By: Bruce Smith.
Contributors: British Broadcasting Corporation.
Series: BBC Master guides
Publisher: BBC Soft
Published: 1987
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 300
Subjects: BBC Micro; Acorn Electron
Genres: Acorn Electron; BBC Micro
Description: This clear and comprehensive introduction to compilers and interpreters emphasises the practical side of the art. It moves gradually from the idea of a 'wedge' in the BBC Computer's operating system, to a simple interpreter, a simple graphics language, threaded interpretive languages (including FORTH) and, finally, a stand-alone compiler. Listings of the implementations are given. This book will give anyone with a good knowledge of assembly language the foundation on which to build an interpreter or compiler of their own.

Bruce Smith has written sixteen books on computing, fourteen of which have dealt with the BBC Computer range. He is currently technical editor of Acorn User magazine.