Is `The Practice of Programming` by Brian W. Kernighan still a good book?

Question

I want to improve my programming style, best practices, and have gerenal overivew of big opensource project. One of my friends suggested me to get this book:

The Practice of Programming by Brian W. Kernighan

Amazon has good ratings but the book is pretty old. There might be good books available.

Can any one please tell me if its worth of every penny? or should I get some other book?

Answer 1

While it's not a duplicate, this thread is probably the one you want.

Answer 2

In short yes, it is still a very good book to read. It's not the be all end all of books, but it is definitely one I would add to the list of ones I would read.