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Dragon Book: n. The classic text Compilers: Principles, Techniques and
Tools, by Alfred V. Aho, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman
(Addison-Wesley 1986; ISBN 0-201-10088-6), so called because of the cover
design featuring a dragon labeled ‘complexity of compiler
design’ and a knight bearing the lance ‘LALR parser
generator’ among his other trappings. This one is more specifically
known as the ‘Red Dragon Book’ (1986); an earlier edition, sans
Sethi and titled Principles Of Compiler Design
(Alfred V. Aho and Jeffrey D. Ullman; Addison-Wesley, 1977; ISBN
0-201-00022-9), was the `‘reen Dragon Book’ (1977). (Also
New Dragon Book, Old Dragon Book.) The horsed knight and the
Green Dragon were warily eying each other at a distance; now the knight is
typing (wearing gauntlets!) at a terminal showing a video-game
representation of the Red Dragon's head while the rest of the beast extends
back in normal space. See also book titles.
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