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What are the best books for understanding how languages work 'under the hood'? If there is anon-language-specific book that discusses more of the general principles, that is preferable. If it is language-specific, I'm especially interested in C++ and Java. I actually want to know whats happening when I write certain code. |
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One of the best classics is: "Data Structures and Algorithms" by Aho and Ullman. A little bit old but the fundamentals are (and will be) still relevant. http://www.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Algorithms-Alfred-Aho/dp/0201000237/ref=pd_rhf_p_t_2 If you are looking for something more advanced (and a lot more complex) then you should definitely get "The art of computer programming" by Knuth which is the bible of programming but it's not as easy to read as the above book. None of these are specific to any of the modern languages. You can also get something like "The Design Patterns" which helps you solve problems using object oriented design. |
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Takes a game dev perspective but I found http://www.amazon.com/Data-Structures-Algorithms-Developers-Development/dp/1584504951 to be a great book covering a wide range of structures |
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For C++ Inside the C++ Object Model by Stanley Lippman comes to mind. |
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