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This book is highly overrated. Algorithms by Sedgewick (http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/home/ http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/home/) is a much better book for learn
by amai 10y ago
This book is highly overrated. Algorithms by Sedgewick (http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/home/ http://algs4.cs.princeton.edu/home/) is a much better book for learning and understanding algorithms. Skienas book is a simple collection of (sometimes very exotic) algorithms. It won't teach you anything, it will only tell you what exists.
- denzil_correa 10y ago> Skienas book is a simple collection of (sometimes very exotic) algorithms It has the same material as Sedgewick, doesn't it?
- amai 10y agoNo, I believe there are more algorithms listed in Skienas book. But from Skienas book you will barely understand them and it won't teach you how to really implement them. Sedgewicks book is much better in that respect. One can compile and run the given Java examples and actually play around with them. Skienas book is a good reference for postdocs in algorithmic design. Sedgewicks book on the other hand is for people who actually want to implement these algorithms.
- amai 10y agoThe book of Sedgewick is based on his lectures http://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall12/cos226/lectures.php http://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall12/cos226/le... . Here you will also find a important chapter that unfortunately didn't make it into the book: https://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall12/cos226/lectures/67CombinatorialSearch-2x2.pdf https://www.cs.princeton.edu/courses/archive/fall12/cos226/l...
- bogomipz 10y agoI'm glad to hear someone else say that because the book seems to get high marks and recommendations but I didn't care for it at all. I thought it was just me. I just don't think he has a very engaging writing style. The second half of the book is "the catalog" of algorithms and I guess maybe that's what people like but the I had so few "a ha" moments reading the book that I got to page 130 before I threw i the towel.