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Modern readers may find it a shortcoming that its examples use older [[procedural programming languages]] ([[Fortran]] and [[PL/I]]) which are quite different from those popular today. Few of today's popular languages had been invented when this book was written. However, many of the book's points that generally concern stylistic and structural issues transcend the details of particular languages.

==Reception==

''[[Kilobaud Microcomputing]]'' stated that "If you intend to write programs to be used by other people, then you should read this book. If you expect to become a professional programmer, this book is mandatory reading".<ref name="reeves198001">{{cite news | url=https://archive.org/stream/kilobaudmagazine-1980-01/Kilobaud_Microcomputing_1980_January#page/n7/mode/2up | title=The Elements of Programming Style | work=Kilobaud Microcomputing | date=1980-01 | accessdate=23 June 2014 | author=Reeves, Jack W. | pages=9}}</ref>

==References==

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*B. W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger, ''The Elements of Programming Style'', McGraw-Hill, New York, 1974. ISBN 0-07-034199-0

*B. W. Kernighan and P. J. Plauger, ''The Elements of Programming Style 2nd Edition'', McGraw Hill, New York, 1978. ISBN 0-07-034207-5