How long does it take to read Structured Analysis and System Specification?
Structured Analysis and System Specification by Tom DeMarco takes about 6 hours 27 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 27 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1978. 352 pages, about 96,800 words.
13 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 27 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Electronic digital computers, Flow charts, Operations research, Programming, Structured programming, System analysis
