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The Algorithm Design Manual

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If I were to go back in time, I'd probably pick either a 100% practical Algo book or something like CLRS for very rigorous understanding. The book builds a way of thinking towards solving algorithms problems, instead of just stating the algorithms and data structures in a mechanical way, but in many parts it is not very clear and you have to read a passage multiple times to understand what the author meant. But regardless, the reason for the 3 stars is that this book tries to straddle the middle of being a practical interview prep book and being a proof heavy, theoretical Algo book. The second part, Resources, is intended for browsing and reference, and comprises the catalog of algorithmic resources, implementations and an extensive bibliography.

the book is an algorithm implementation treasure trove, and putting all of these implementations in one place was no small feat. This second edition has updated the bibliography to include recent works, making it an extensive bibliography.Overall, a good choice for a first algorithms book, after which you may want to move onto something more advanced.

It trains the methodology, logical plan how (and possibly why) one takes off from an earlier algorithm and goes on developing something new. It's been a great guide to actually thinking like a professional, even if most of the day job is data plumbing. probably a better book to carry around in one's professional life than CLR, though it lacks some of the theoretical intensity of the Big White Book. I would give this book 4 1/2 stars; it has a fair share of typos, and sometimes problems are duplicated in different sections; this probably reflects how the book was updated. Skiena covers this varied field with a mix of humour and wisdom, and he provides an excellent array of references, online code and other resources for everything he touches on.I read the first edition of this book back in University and bought a new copy for my girlfriend who's learning programming, it's as good as I remembered. The comprehensive design manual itself, which comprises half of the book, has been renamed "The hitchhiker's guide to algorithms". Megan Squire, Elon University, USA This newly expanded and updated second edition of the best-selling classic continues to take the "mystery" out of designing algorithms, and analyzing their efficacy and efficiency. With its aid, most programmers could go from writing code that merely works to writing code that is thousands of times more efficient and reliable: this book will earn some people fortunes.

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