* Welcome Terence Parr

[Henry Wong]

This week, we're delighted to have Terence Parr helping to answer questions about the new book Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming Languages.

The promotion starts Tuesday, January 26th 2010 and will end on Friday, January 29th 2010.

We'll be selecting four random posters in this forum to win a free copy of the book provided by the publisher, Pragmatic Bookshelf.

Please see the Book Promotion page to ensure your best chances at winning!

Posts in this welcome thread are not eligible for the drawing.

[Jeanne Boyarsky]

Welcome Terence!

[Terence Parr]

Howdy! Glad to be here.

[Henry Wong]

Henry Wong wrote:
we're delighted to have Terence Parr helping to answer questions about the new book Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming Languages.

Hmmmm.... It looks like JForum shortens the link if it is a bit too long. A little annoying but understandable. Regardless, the full title of the book is "Language Implementation Patterns: Create Your Own Domain-Specific and General Programming Languages".

Henry

[Vijitha Kumara]

Welcome Professor Terence Parr !

[Chan Vysnow]

Welcome!

[Vishal Hegde]

I am really lucky to be in javaranch cmmunity to meet such great authors ,hii Terence Parr

[Terence Parr]

[blushing] thanks.

I've been meaning to write this book for a long time. I've been fascinated by language implementation techniques ever since I took a compiler class as an undergrad. This book kinda summarizes the key patterns I've run across after building a bazillion language interpreters and translators. Lots of other cool stuff could go in, but I think it covers the main ideas to get people some respectable skills.

Terence

[Ulf Dittmer]

Some useful information posted in another topic:

Burk Hufnagel wrote:Fellow Ranchers,
This isn't a question, but I think it's a useful post anyway. I always like to see the table of contents (TOC) for a book but Amazon doesn't list it, so here's a link to the book's page from the publisher: http://pragprog.com/titles/tpdsl/language-implementation-patterns.

BTW, in addition to the full table of contents there's also several excerpts from the book available on the same page.

Enjoy,
Burk

[Vishal Hegde]

[ UD: Please reserve this topic for admin and welcome matters. You can ask questions in other topics. ]

[Pablo Arga�aras]

I think all people who enjoy with language programming and compilers and translators, will enjoy reading your book. Thank you very much Terence!
Regards,
Pablo Argañaras.

[Terence Parr]

Pablo Arga�aras wrote:I think all people who enjoy with language programming and compilers and translators, will enjoy reading your book.

Hi Pablo, after looking at the table of contents, is there any topic that you wish I had included or covered in more depth?

[Peter Johnson]

Welcome, Terrence! I hope you enjoy your stay with us and I am looking forward to some lively discussions.

[dhaval yoganandi]

Hello and welcome Mr. Terence Parr.

[Anoop Singh]

Welcome Terence Parr
I am always looking for this type of book. I am looking forward to read your book.
could you please tell us little bit more about the book.