Talk:The C Programming Language

Disambig needed?

Is a disambig really needed when the first sentence makes it patently clear that this is about the book about the language and links to the language? I see no advantage for the disambig over not having one, and it clutter's the page and is redundant. I didn't revert because I'd prefer to come to an understanding. - Taxman 17:46, Mar 21, 2005 (UTC)

I agree with Taxman. - Bevo 18:28, 21 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Well, someone reverted and I'm in no mood to start an edit war. I see your point. - EatMyShortz 03:02, 25 Mar 2005 (UTC)

How do you know this?

You say: As of 2006, there is no new edition covering C99. How do you know this? Is there an Internet article (because I can't find one)?

Informal wording

The influence of The C Programming Language on programmers, a generation of which "cut their teeth" on C in universities and industry [...]

I'm not a native English speaker, and I don't understand what "cutting their teeth" means. Could somebody please replace this expression with a more formal, understandable form? rbonvall 12:04, 3 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It means to learn something at the beginning of one's career, influencing one's future habits. It's a widespread English idiom that can be found in good English dictionaries under "cut", and it's the best phrasing to use in this sentence, so I don't think it should be changed personally. Redquark 18:00, 4 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

"white book" not "white bible"?

Ritchie refers to this as the "white book", at http://cm.bell-labs.com/cm/cs/who/dmr/chist.html