How long does it take to read The Java Programming Language?
Ken Arnold
The Java Programming Language by Ken Arnold takes about 10 hours 55 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 10 hours 55 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 1996. 595 pages, about 163,625 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 11 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 10 hours 55 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 6 hours 49 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Java (Langage de programmation), Java (programmeertaal), Object-oriented programming