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What infuriated me about CLRS was that so much of the content was in the exercises - that had no answers you could check your results against. There are soluti
by commandlinefan 3y ago
What infuriated me about CLRS was that so much of the content was in the exercises - that had no answers you could check your results against. There are solutions guides you can look up now, but that they would publish such a hostile math book in the first place rubbed me the wrong way.
- Zafira 3y agoAt some point Cormen had a page of shame where he would name people who asked him for solutions to some of the problems. I remember it was removed with a note that it was a bit much. Though, I suspect it was pointed out to him that this made him look bad. I think this says a lot about the logic of the authors, though.
- iloveCS 3y agoi frequently see him post on Quora--he appears as a pompous, abrasive and highly anti-social individual who acts like a gatekeeper to knowledge. He grudges the readers their knowledge by making it extremely boring and difficult to break into. Many 'authors' are like that. Which is feels like a conspiracy.
- michaelcampbell 3y ago> so much of the content was in the exercises I have this reaction to some Coursera courses (Odersky's Scala course did this to me). I mean it's wonderful if you get the "ah hah" to figure out the exercise, and it's probably the most meaningful learning, but it shouldn't be the ONLY way. It's like working on some super expensive niche car; if you have the magic tool that fixes your issue it's trivial, if you don't it's almost impossible.