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The style of formatting programs used in the book is often called "K&R style" or the "[[One True Brace Style]]".
The book is widely regarded as being very well written, due to the clarity in which it expresses the material combined with the breadth and density of the coverage. There are very few wasted words, while still being approachable. This clarity and conciseness for a highly technical subject is quite remarkable.
These qualities make the book still quite useful even today.
It is also well known because it was the only coverage of the C language for some time before the standardization bodies developed the exhaustive specifications. The utility and portability of the language for its time also contributed to its popularity, thus making the book describing it a popular one.
== Further Reading ==
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