Non-fiction thread. Can we discuss some non-fiction here? I've - /lit/ - Literature

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2016-03-23 08:03:10 Post No. 7842094
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Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:03:10 Post No. 7842094 [Report]

Non-fiction thread.

Can we discuss some non-fiction here?

I've been reading this book, the C Programming language, and it's changed my life.

Say what you will about about technical literature, but at least you can learn real world skills from it.

The book is also extremely well written, both throrough and succinct, with arguably not a superfluous word to be found in the entire text.

To quote a review:

> It has often been cited as a model for technical writing, due to the book's clear presentation and concise treatment. In just 228 pages (272 pages in the second edition), the book covers C comprehensively. Examples generally consist of complete programs of the type one is likely to encounter in daily usage of the language, with an emphasis on system programming.

So, /lit/, what are your views on Ritchie?

Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:05:12 Post No.7842096
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Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:05:12 Post No.7842096 [Report]

>>7842094
Programming is the most boring profession on earth
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Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:05:39 Post No.7842097
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Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:05:39 Post No.7842097 [Report]

>>7842094
the holy bible

Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:08:47 Post No.7842099
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Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:08:47 Post No.7842099 [Report]

>>7842094
>not naming it simply "C"

For a book that takes pride in its conciseness the title is too god damned long.

Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:12:43 Post No.7842107
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Anonymous 2016-03-23 08:12:43 Post No.7842107 [Report]

>>7842099

Historcal context, moron.

When the book was published, nobody had heard of C yet, so describing it as a programming language was not superfluous.

Do you even prose?