
Crafting interpreters
Crafting Interpreters is a hands-on guide to building programming languages from scratch. The book teaches readers how interpreters work by developing a complete scripting language called Lox. It covers key concepts such as lexical analysis, parsing, syntax trees, and execution, before progressing to advanced topics like bytecode, virtual machines, and garbage collection. Through two implementations—a tree-walk interpreter and a bytecode VM—it balances theory with practice. Designed to be accessible and engaging, the book helps programmers deepen their understanding of language design and become more effective software engineers.
