If you don't know how compilers work, then you don't know how computers work

(steve-yegge.blogspot.com)

2 points | by lemonberry 13 hours ago ago

2 comments

  • Jtsummers 13 hours ago ago

    (2007) and the actual title is "Rich Programmer Food" which has been submitted in the past (under the correct title) a few times with some good discussions:

    https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

  • lemonberry 13 hours ago ago

    Complete quote:

    Gentle, yet insistent executive summary: If you don't know how compilers work, then you don't know how computers work. If you're not 100% sure whether you know how compilers work, then you don't know how they work.