Not just coding, but writing whole new type of code? History on coding be nice as well. I already own Hackers:Heroes of the Computer Revolution. But like other books on it as well.
Not just coding, but writing whole new type of code? History on coding be nice as well. I already own Hackers:Heroes of the Computer Revolution. But like other books on it as well.
Yes how do you do that?
Researching and playing around.
Where are you starting? This topic is extremely deep, but I think to start you should understand how most parsers work, poke around wikipedia to understand lexical analysis, context-free grammars and check the links. Play around with python libraries like Lark https://lark-parser.readthedocs.io/en/stable/how_to_use.html#getting-started
They have some examples of writing custom parsers https://github.com/lark-parser/lark/tree/master/examples
Or pick your starting point for wikipedia rabbit holes. I’m not a hugely opinionated language person, I have the features I’m used to using and semantics I prefer but don’t really get opinionated about the actual syntax of most languages.
There’s LALR parsers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LALR_parser
Parse trees https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parse_tree
Reverse Polish Notation and Shunting-Yard for the old school stuff https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reverse_Polish_notation
I guess my generation (mid-30s) people who grew up interesting in computers often went through a whole language phase. I picked it up professionally and was more interested in it as a tool, rather than a purely academic pursuit, but understanding fundamentals helps you a lot when it comes to executing on whatever project interests you.