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alperakgun on Oct 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: RIP, dmr

Having read K & R long time ago, and enjoyed the concise book, it is a sad day. All C programs in the world must be returning success today.

watmough on Oct 14, 2011 [–]

It may be concise, but it is incredibly dense. I'm not sure there's a unnecessary word, let alone paragraph.

It definitely rewards persistent study, I've been programming for years, and I still learn something every single time I dip into it.

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