jmeiha

Crafting Interpreters [1] is also really good, it's often recommended on here when compilers are mentioned. It does spoon-feed you the code (Java in the first part, C in the second), but it's descriptive enough to follow along in a different language/paradigm if that's what you'd rather do.

[1] https://craftinginterpreters.com/

Interesting - you've pretty much hit the crux of my issue. I'm pretty aimless right now, which is a big part of why I struggle to make choices on things like this. Setting definite goals is something I've always kinda danced around, it would be good to build up a habit of doing so going forward.

Thanks for the words of advice, definitely has me thinking.