[jklowden]

Brian Kernighan cannot be topped. He is easy to read, succinct, clear, and sometimes funny.

[achenet]

I second this. Donovan and Kernighan's The Go Programming Language taught me enough about the language to get my first job in it in less than a month.

Four and half years later, I'm still employed as a professional Go programmer.

Thanks, Brian!

[throwaway328]

Absolutely on board with you and GP, I forgot Kernighan, I've only looked at a couple of chapters of the C Programming Language, but it was totally wonderful to read yes! He's definitely up there