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I used the Green Dragon Book eons ago. It did the job but it was in a small classroom setting with a good teacher for support. Some things just sink in better when you can discuss with others. Used an IBM 1130 in that class. Good times.
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It's a reskinned second edition: www.amazon.com/Compilers-Principles-Techniques-International-Economy/dp/9332518661
And there's even a GREEN dragon book from 1977: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0201000229
I am very disappointed that no one has as yet recommended the following book: Principles of Compiler Design
And you guys call yourselves programmers....
One of my courses in university was to do just what you've described: write my own language. Writing a language requires far more analysis and design time than it does technical implementation. The above book describes it all (although as I recall focuses more on precedural languages).