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The C Programming Language

Name: The C Programming Language
Author: Brian Kernighan

Authoritative programming book by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, the developers of the C programming language

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Also known as K&R · TCPL

Author: Brian Kernighan
, Dennis M. Ritchie
Released: 1978
Language: English
Genre: computer programming
, non-fiction
Pages: 343

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The C Programming Language is a computer programming book written by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, the latter of whom originally designed and implemented the C programming language, as well as co-designed the Unix operating system with which development of the language was closely intertwined. The book was central to the development and popularization of C and is still widely read and used. Because the book was co-authored by the original language designer, and because the first edition of the book served for many years as the de facto standard for the language, the book was regarded by many to be the authoritative reference on C.

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Country of origin: United States
Website: cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook language: English · archive url: web.archive.org
Title: The C Programming Language
Main subject: C
Has version, edition or translation: The C Programming Language released: February 22, 1978
The C Programming Language, Second Edition released: 1988 · publisher: Prentice Hall · edition number: 2
El lenguaje de programación C released: 1991 · language: Spanish

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