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I think there are more than enough books to learn algorithms now. But there are a very little amount of resources that teach how to use them to solve problems.
by Maksadbek 6y ago
I think there are more than enough books to learn algorithms now. But there are a very little amount of resources that teach how to use them to solve problems.
- FAANG_dream 6y agoThat comes mostly from practice, and failing, and failing, and failing again, and finally succeeding.
- dominotw 6y agowhat about leetcode?
- digianarchist 6y agoGood practice tool, not for learning though.
- reasonabl_human 6y agoDo you have personal recommendations for books to use for self-study for base algos knowledge?
- cloverich 6y agoI (self taught) went through Segewick's Algorithms. It is a serious study, but very code focused as opposed to math / proof focused, depending on your tastes. Its a masterpiece. As an extension... whether one should read it depends on the goals. If you want to ace google style algorithm questions, you are better off spending an equivalent time churning through hackerrank (etc). This book will serve more as deep dive for curious minds that would put you (far) ahead of most devs in understanding, but you need to work through the exercises (or pair w/ leetcode / hackerrank) to demonstrate as much in an interview.