# TAOCP study plan

> A dated study plan for Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming, Volumes 1 to 4B, one section a week from any start date. Free, no signup.

A free tool: pick a start date and a pace at https://cracked.guide/plan/taocp and it lists every week with its dates and links to each week's reading guides. No account needed.



## Questions

### How long does it take to work through TAOCP?

About 117 weeks at one section a week and 8 to 12 hours a week, about 2.2 years. At half pace, twice that.

### Do I need Crafting Interpreters first?

Not to use this plan. The full cracked.guide path puts it first so you arrive at Knuth writing a lot of code in Java and C.

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Source: https://cracked.guide/plan/taocp
cracked.guide: A free, dated 145-week path to getting genuinely cracked at programming.