Interesting article to get a bit more knowledge about the field. I went quickly trough some of the books cited and I have the same feeling that they’re not very practical. Also I didn’t find many practical books about LLVM either.
I would like to read in the future about what is the usual day of a compiler engineer, what you usually do, what are the most enjoyable and annoying tasks.
I've heard good things about "LLVM Techniques, Tips, and Best Practices" [0] but haven't gotten around to reading it myself yet. Packt does not always have the best reputation but it was recommended to me by someone I know and the reviews are also solid, so mentioning in case it's at all helpful.
0: https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/llvm-techniques-tips-...
Thanks! I hoped that someone would come with some suggestions
I can at least give my favorite and least ...
- most enjoyable: fiddling with new optimizations
- least enjoyable: root-causing bugs from customer crash stacks