This is definitely a book that's worth purchasing: The care that Nystrom put into the designing the physical copy is worth it by itself if you're a print nerd. The hand-drawn illustrations plus the excellent writing make this better than 99% of technical books.
I’d like to congratulate the author, this is not only a great source of technical depth in the real of languages, but also a great read as far as the layout and the small details in the graphics made is a source that I just keeps me engaged in the reading. I’s one of those books that feels will be relevant for many-many-years to come!
Congrats and thank you!
I started writing the second interpreter in Rust, but life intervened and I didn't get far, and didn't finish it. I think it's time to get back to it!
Though this post is a few years old, I hadn't known he decided to turn it into a physical book. That's not really the best way I learn, I don't think, but I'm tempted to buy one just to have it, and to support the author.
And besides the great technical content, it is also well-written, funny, and well-illustrated. A monumental achievement!
>> It's what I know. I used to be a graphic designer many years ago
The author is a graphic designer turned into compiler engineer ? Wow. I'm impressed.