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How long does it take to read The C Programming Language?

Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie

The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie takes about 5 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.

About 5 hours 1 minute

A weekend read

First published 1978. 274 pages, about 75,350 words.

11 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 8 hours 22 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 5 hours 1 minute
Fast, 400 words a minute 3 hours 8 minutes

The page count is the median across 49 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

Very well known, classic introduction to the C Programming Language. Both a text for learning, a reference, and, to some, the definition of proper C language features and use.

Subjects: Linguagem De Programacao (Outras), C (programmeertaal), C (Langage de programmation), Computers, Software, C (Lenguaje de programación)

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