Algorithms + Data Structures=programs

by Niklaus Wirth

Book Overview

From the inventor of Pascal and Modula-2 comes a new version of Niklaus Wirth's classic work, Algorithms Plus Data Structure Equals Programs (PH, l975). This title uses Modula-2 and includes new... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130224189
• ISBN13: 9780130224187
• Release Date: January 1976
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 366 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A must have book

This book should be on the shelves of every computer science enthusiast and it does not hurt to read it once in a while to reestablish the foundations.

Cornerstone of programming knowledge

I used this book back in university and still apply its techniques today. Unfortunately, someone *borrowed* my copy and I can't get hold of a new one, so: !!!Please reprint!!!!

A must read book in programming

The book goes over practically important algorithms and data structures. It may not include the latest and greatest advances, but it is still very relevant in today's practical applications.To me, the highest value of the book is not the particular methods explained, but the good style and the way of thinking about programs that the book teaches. There are very few books that can actually teach good style, and this is probably one of the best.This book is a must read for anyone wishing to become a great programmer, not merely an average one. Another good book is "Design Patterns" by the gang of four, it is the next level.

Short and sweet

This isn't a voluminous compilation of algorithms or data structures, but for me it's the first place to look. If I can't find what I need here, I'll check more complete sources, typically either Introduction to Algorithms or Knuth. But if what I need is here, it's typically covered more succinctly and accessibly. It's been on my bookshelf for almost fifteen years, and I haven't seen a worthy, or necessary, replacement.

A Necessary Block of a Programmer's Foundation

With only five chapters and 365 pp, this text presents fundamental data structures, sorting, the best treatise I've found on recursion, dynamic information structures, and language structures & compilers. The date of the text precludes object-oriented programming, yet the tools presented here are welcome adjuncts for Delphi developers.