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How long does it take to read Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3?

Donald E. Knuth

Art of Computer Programming, Volume 3 by Donald E. Knuth takes about 14 hours 18 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 14 hours 18 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1998. 780 pages, about 214,500 words.

29 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 23 hours 50 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 14 hours 18 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 8 hours 56 minutes

The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

Subjects: Computer programming, Computer algorithms, Long Now Manual for Civilization

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