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'''''The C Programming Language''''' (also known as '''K&R''' (from the author's initials) or "'''the white book'''" -- [[1978]] or [[1981]](?) -- ISBN 0131103628) is a famous [[computer science]] [[book]], [[writing| written]] by [[Brian Kernighan]] and [[Dennis Ritchie]]. The book, which has been influential in the application and development of the [[C programming language]],. discussesThe thebook usagewas of Cwritten by [[AT&T]];Dennis the "dialect" of C used here is sometimes referred to as '''K&R C'''. From [[1988Ritchie]], awho seconddesigned editionthe islanguage, availableand which coversby [[ANSIBrian CKernighan]].

The first edition of the book, published in [[1978]], discusses the original usage of C by [[AT&T]]; this "dialect" of C is sometimes referred to as ''K&R C''. In [[1988]] a second edition was published which covers [[ANSI C]]. The book has since been translated into over 20 languages.

The book is translated in a number of languages including:

* [[Albanian]]

* [[Chinese]]

* [[Danish]]

* [[Dutch]]

* [[Finnish]]

* [[French]]

* [[German]]

* [[Greek]]

* [[Hebrew]]

* [[Hungarian]]

* [[Italian]]

* [[Japanese]]

* [[Korean]]

* [[Norwegian]]

* [[Polish]]

* [[Portuguese]]

* [[Russian]]

* [[Serbo-Croatian]]

* [[Slovak]]

* [[Slovenian]]

* [[Spanish]]

* [[Swedish]]

The style of formatting programs used in the book is often called "K&R style" or the "[[One True Brace Style]]".

==External Link==

* http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/

== Further Reading ==

* ''The C Programming Language''. Kernighan & Ritchie, 1978. ISBN 0131103628

== External Link ==

* [http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/cbook/ Bell Labs page about the book]