Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures

Re:Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures by stickyricky on Sunday November 14, 2021 @10:46AM (#29217868)

"Algorithms Illuminated" by Roughgarden. Very accessible. Reads like a novel not a textbook. Has exercises throughout the chapter to test knowledge. I recommend it over your suggestion that you want a textbook. This book will serve you much better.

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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures by bhrgunatha on Sunday November 14, 2021 @11:14AM (#29218055)

I found his courses rigorous and approachable too. I think they were equivalent to the courses he taught while at Stanford.

https://timroughgarden.org/videos.html

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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures by jsonjason on Saturday November 20, 2021 @01:26PM (#29290530)

Another vote for Tim Roughgarden’s work. As someone who recently became a software engineer without a cs degree, his Stanford Algorithms I & II lectures (similar content to his books) have been the best instruction I’ve had on DS&A. I’ve dabbled with Skiena’s book, Grokking Algorithms, CTCI, and I now also have a copy CLRS that I use for reference or to go deeper on certain things. But I revisit Tim’s work all the time. Can’t recommend him enough.

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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures by 988747 on Sunday November 14, 2021 @04:21PM (#29220836)

Is there a way to buy ebooks from the seller other than Amazon (for those of us who hate Jeff Bezos ;) ?

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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures by stickyricky on Sunday November 14, 2021 @04:59PM (#29221125)

Unfortunately no. Possibly email the author?

http://www.algorithmsilluminated.org/

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