Orthogonal to its usefulness for learning C, K&R (especially K&R 1) deserves to be kept around to serve as an aspirational model for clear and concise technical

Orthogonal to its usefulness for learning C, K&R (especially K&R 1) deserves to be kept around to serve as an aspirational model for clear and concise technical writing. There's more real material in that slim book than in many a thousand page doorstop out there, yet at the same time it's easy to follow.