How long does it take to read Beautiful Code?
Andy Oram, Greg Wilson
Beautiful Code by Andy Oram, Greg Wilson takes about 10 hours 52 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 52 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2007. 593 pages, about 163,075 words.
22 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 18 hours 7 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 52 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 48 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
How do the experts solve difficult problems in software development? In this unique and insightful book, leading computer scientists offer case studies that reveal how they found unusual, carefully designed solutions to high-profile projects. You will be able to look over the shoulder of major coding and design experts to see problems through their eyes. This is not simply another design patterns book, or another software engineering treatise on the right and wrong way to do things. The authors think aloud as they work through their project's architecture, the tradeoffs made in its construction, and when it was important to break rules. Beautiful Code is an opportunity for master coders to tell their story. All author royalties will be donated to Amnesty International.
Subjects: Software engineering, Computer programming
