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The C Programming Language

authoritative programming book by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, the developers of the C programming language
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The C Programming Language
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The C Programming Language

Summary

The C Programming Language is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The C Programming Language authored Brian Kernighan[3].
  • The C Programming Language authored Dennis M. Ritchie[4].
  • The C Programming Language's instance of is recorded as literary work[5].
  • The C Programming Language's instance of is recorded as tutorial[6].
  • The C Programming Language's genre is computer programming[7].
  • The C Programming Language's genre is non-fiction[8].
  • The C Programming Language's Commons category is recorded as The C Programming Language[9].
  • The C Programming Language's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The C Programming Language's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The C Programming Language was published on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • The C Programming Language's has edition or translation is recorded as The C Programming Language[13].
  • The C Programming Language's has edition or translation is recorded as The C Programming Language, Second Edition[14].
  • The C Programming Language's has edition or translation is recorded as El lenguaje de programación C[15].
  • The C Programming Language's official website is recorded as http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/[16].
  • The C Programming Language's main subject is Q15777[17].
  • The C Programming Language's described at URL is recorded as https://www.cs.princeton.edu/~bwk/cbook.html[18].
  • The C Programming Language's number of pages is recorded as {'amount': '+343'}[19].
  • The C Programming Language's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The C Programming Language'}[20].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Brian Kernighan[3], a computer scientist[21], b. 1942[22], of Canada[23], specialised in computer scientist[24] and Dennis M. Ritchie[4], a computer scientist[25], 1941–2011[26], of United States[27], awarded the Turing Award[28], specialised in computer science[29].

Publication

The C Programming Language was released on +1978-00-00T00:00:00Z[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include computer programming[7] and non-fiction[8].

Subject and Themes

The C Programming Language's main subject is Q15777[17].

Why It Matters

The C Programming Language ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (733 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Brian Kernighan computer programming Dennis M. Ritchie literary work United States

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of pages → {'amount': '+343'}
    Official website → http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/
    Country of origin → —
    Has edition or translation → The C Programming Language, The C Programming Language, Second Edition, El lenguaje de programación C
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