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The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven Skiena Really enjoyed that book! It intersperses real world use cases which helps when your motivation starts to wane and
by mej10 10y ago
The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven Skiena
Really enjoyed that book! It intersperses real world use cases which helps when your motivation starts to wane and has a warmer tone than most algorithm books. That being said, it is still pretty rigorous and will take a lot of work to get through it all.
Whichever resource you choose, make sure it has exercises and do them! Even if you can't 100% figure some of them out just trying to will help your thinking immensely.
- marai2 10y agoI'll second that recommendation and op makes an important point that is rarely expressed when threads on learning algorithms show up on HN: Don't be discouraged if you find the material hard at first, "Even if you can't 100% figure some of them out just trying to will help your thinking immensely."
- 0x54MUR41 10y agoThanks a lot. I like your advice.