K&R is still an example of computer science education. Programming languages are a subset of computer science, it's a book that tries to teach you a language. T

K&R is still an example of computer science education. Programming languages are a subset of computer science, it's a book that tries to teach you a language. There's a substantial body of evidence in linguistics research that input is just as important if not more than output when it comes to learning a natural language; programming languages are no different.