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- From: miker3@ix.netcom.com (Mike Rubenstein)
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- Subject: Re: [Q] Comments on "Algorithm in C" or "Algorithm in C++"
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 1996 17:39:09 GMT
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- Jim Hu <jim@gl.rhbnc.ac.uk> wrote:
-
- > Hi, there,
- >
- > Yesterday I went to a bookshop and saw two books written
- > by Robert Sedgewick. One is
- >
- > Algorithms in C
- >
- > and aother
- >
- > Algorithms in C++
- >
- > I briefly compared the two books and found they are identical. Only
- > differences are the covers and several words in the first chapter.
- > The same contents for the two books made me wonder if they are really
- > worth to buy. Surely "Algorithms in C++" can not be called "SOMETHING in C++"
- > if it does not uses the C++ feature. Before I spend money on it,
- > I really want to hear any comments on the books from you. Or could
- > you recommendate me another algorithm books on C/C++.
-
- You can also get "Algorithms" and and "Algorithms in Modula 3" which
- are the same books with changes in the language. I'm not acquainted
- with the Modula 3 version, but "Algorithms", which uses Pascal, would
- be just about as as useful for the C[++] programmer as the C or C++
- versions. The book is about algorithms, not coding and any programmer
- who can't translate the simple code given to another language should
- get out of the business.
-
- You certainly would not want to buy more than one of these books. I'd
- pick the one that's easiest to reach in the bookstore.
-
- It's a pretty good book, but not my favorite. I prefer
-
- Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest;
- Introduction to Algorithms; MIT Press and McGraw-Hill;
- ISBN 0-262-03141-8 (MIT Press)
- ISBN 0-070913143-0 (McGraw-Hill)
-
-
- Michael M Rubenstein
-