Reddit Books

The most-mentioned books on r/C_Programming

Reddit is a social media and news aggregation website that ranks content based on a voting system. People worldwide post content (usually links, but also original content), and other users can “upvote” or “downvote” posts, pushing the most interesting content to the top. 

It’s a place where you can find groups of like-minded people. Reddit calls these groups subreddits, and they cover different topics, including niche interests, politics, hobbies, and thousands of other topics people want to talk about.

Since its launch in 2005, the site has become one of the most popular social media sites with millions of monthly active users. 

We've processed billions of comments to find the books most mentioned on Reddit. 

 

Table of Contents

 

The most-mentioned books on r/C_Programming

C Programming Language81 users
C Programming38 users
Expert C Programming28 users
21st Century C23 users
C Interfaces and Implementations16 users
Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment13 users
The Linux Programming Interface11 users
Introduction to Algorithms10 users
Understanding and Using C Pointers10 users
C: A Reference Manual9 users
The Standard C Library8 users
The Practice of Programming8 users
C Primer Plus8 users
C Programming Absolute Beginner's Guide8 users
Modern Operating Systems7 users
Programming in C7 users
Head First C7 users
Mastering Algorithms with C7 users
C Traps and Pitfalls6 users
Unix Network Programming, Volume 15 users
Computer Systems5 users
Algorithms in C, Parts 1-55 users
Pointers on C5 users
Programming Windows5 users
Operating Systems Design and Implementation4 users
C: How to Program4 users
Programming with POSIX Threads4 users
Compilers4 users
Assembly Language Step-by-Step4 users
Absolute Beginner's Guide to C4 users
Linux Kernel Development4 users
Code Complete4 users
Hacking4 users
Effective C4 users
The Algorithm Design Manual4 users
The C Programming Language3 users
Clean Code3 users
C How to Program3 users
Algorithms in C, Parts 1-43 users
The C Puzzle Book3 users
TCP/IP Illustrated3 users
Design Patterns3 users
Programming Pearls3 users
Algorithms3 users
Learn C the Hard Way3 users
Managing Projects with GNU Make3 users
The Waite Group's Microsoft C bible3 users
Code3 users
Beginning C3 users
21st century C3 users
Game Engine Black Book3 users
Practical C Programming3 users
Modern C3 users
Hands-On Network Programming With C3 users
Learn C Programming3 users
Data-Oriented Design3 users
Test Driven Development for Embedded C3 users

 

Our methodology

Book mentions are found by checking every reddit comment for links to Amazon, Goodreads, Google Books, and O'Reilly Media. Non-link mentions are too tricky to parse in an unbiased way: books with short, simple titles like The Road get massively under- or over-counted.

When a user mentions the same book multiple times in the same subreddit, we only count the top-voted comment. This curbs users shilling a particular book, and gives a more representative feel for an entire subreddit.

 

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Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan

Junaid Khan is the founder of Moocable - the platform to help learner find their next MOOC, and study partners. A passionate learner, he struggled with self-learning.