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

Bjarne Stroustrup

The C++ Programming Language by Bjarne Stroustrup takes about 12 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 12 hours 50 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 1986. 700 pages, about 192,500 words.

26 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 21 hours 23 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 12 hours 50 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 8 hours 1 minute

The page count is the median across 18 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

The C++ Programming tome, written by the father of C++ himself, Bjarne Stroustrup. The premier book on the subject of C++ Programming.

Subjects: C (Programmiersprache), C++ (Langage de programmation), C++, Linguagens De Programacao (Geral), Computer programming, Computers & the internet

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