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by Al__Dante 3813 days ago
If you want to learn a functional language, Lisp is a good choice. It has been around a long, time, so it is stable and well supported, and it is also the basis for many other languages. Haskell, while also an excellent language, is more niche.

Deciding whether to learn a language or learn how to write a compiler is more difficult. If you are struggling with the Dragon book, have you condidered "Modern Compiler Implementation in ML"? Although ML is even more niche than Haskell, it is a functional language and the book takes you step-by-step through the process of writing a compiler for (a subset of) it.

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Interesting, let check out "Modern Compiler Implementation in ML", perhaps I can start with that and then move to the Dragon Book when I'm ready for it.