I don’t tend to keep old stuff around, which makes it more amazing that I have this paper, from a compiler class I took in like 1993, that is vaguely relevant to the backend work I am doing now.pic.twitter.com/rgbwmknHRX
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Because most of the stuff taught in those classes is irrelevant to making a good compiler. A large part of it is just general good software engineering, which most modern-day professors don't really know about, because they don't have time to program enough.
To be fair, the graduate-level class that I took was much better than the undergrad class; and, both provided at least some useful background knowledge. But still, I would not recommend people to use such classes as their primary reference in how to make a compiler.
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But also, that was a graduate class from the 90s, before things went Full OOP at universities. A graduate class today might well do way more harm than good.
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Everything seems to reach a peak of excellence and then decline into mediocrity. It certainly feels like we are past peak software and way past peak academia.
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You always tell what not to do without ever giving some advice where to start or general keywords of what to try.
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What do you want to do? What have you done so far? And what are you stuck on? There are so many potential answers, it is hard to give good advice in a vacuum.
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