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In what year was the first book of C published? a. 1819 b. 2010 c. 1978 d. 192 o

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In what year was the first book of C published? a. 1819 b. 2010 c. 1978 d. 192 o

In what year was the first book of C published?
a. 1819
b. 2010
c. 1978
d. 192 o

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c. 1978<br /><br />The first edition of *The C Programming Language*, by Brian Kernighan and Dennis Ritchie, was published in 1978. This book is often referred to as "K&R C" and became the de facto standard for the language for many years.<br />
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