Dedication

I dedicate this textbook to my father, Dr. Thomas Zhang ND., R.TCMP, R.Ac.

At 23 years old in 2023, he guided me as my plans for graduate school were changed to helping my sister's recovery from a diagnosis of schizophrenia. That same year, he had two hemorrhagic strokes, and passed away shortly after. My personal relationship to the psychiatric mind and neurological brain led to a deep reflection on my life's work up ahead. The result is the following textbook on compilers for artificial intelligence, an intersection of programming languages, and machine learning.

I hope to make you proud, dad. May you rest in pure land. We'll meet again.

We’ll Meet Again by Vera Lynn 1939. Cover by Johnny Cash 2002.