Good languages to write a compiler for

Question

I\'m thinking of writing a compiler in haskell, and just to gain some knowledge and experience, I will try to implement compilers for existing languages. Could someone give

Answer 1

PL/0 is a simple language that was created to teach compiler construction. Samuel Williams wrote a compiler for it in Python (along with a virtual machine) for the benefit of students: http://www.oriontransfer.co.nz/learn/pl0-language-tools/index