# The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press

2 Hacker News commenters recommended The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a large, technical, highly respected guide aimed at publishing, and as a comprehensive style reference.

## Why people recommend it

- Highly respected guide for publishing (1 comments): "a large, technical, highly respected guide aimed at publishing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46282987))
- Comprehensive style reference (1 comments): "Comprehensive: Chicago Manual of Style" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46459709))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Elements of Style by Strunk and White](https://hackerapproved.com/p/elements-of-style.md): 12 recommend
- [On Writing by Stephen King](https://hackerapproved.com/p/on-writing.md): 9 recommend
- [On Writing Well by William Zinsser](https://hackerapproved.com/p/on-writing-well.md): 4 recommend
- [The Sense of Style by Steven Pinker](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sense-of-style.md): 3 recommend
- [Writing for Developers by Scynthia Dunlop](https://hackerapproved.com/p/writing-for-developers.md): 2 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/022643057X?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9780226430577) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Chicago Manual of Style by University of Chicago Press", https://hackerapproved.com/p/chicago-manual-of-style/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).