> False Starts -- Algorithms textbooks generally present important algorithms as a fait accompli, obscuring the ideas involved in designing them and the subtle

> False Starts -- Algorithms textbooks generally present important algorithms as a fait accompli, obscuring the ideas involved in designing them and the subtle reasons why other approaches fail. I really really like this idea. It is fairly common that I'm working on an algorithm and I have pieces of it and can see goal line, but can't quite figure out to get there. Learning to see patterns and generalize solutions from past failures is incredibly useful.