Re:Knuth's Art of Computer Programming, V 4B, has gone into ...
by elcapitan on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @12:25PM
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I don't own any of them, but sometimes get them from the library for interview prep. Totally over the top for that, but sometimes inbetween googling and overcomplicated other books it's a nice relief to read through these lines, into which very obviously a lot of thought has gone. The opposite of all the fast-lived crap we have to deal with on a daily basis, and therefore also useful for the job. Motivating, I would say.
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Re:Knuth's Art of Computer Programming, V 4B, has gone into ...
by lupire on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @04:09PM
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Fun is fun, but if you want help with Leetcode, something like CLR(S) is more helpful.
Re:Knuth's Art of Computer Programming, V 4B, has gone into ...
by elcapitan on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @05:49AM
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CLRS is what I own, but I never found it too helpful for that in particular. For this kind of quick refresher/prep work I found the "Algorithm Design Manual" more practical, because it gets to the point quicker. Then sometimes expanding on some very specific details with the Knuth books, but yeah, that is also partially just for fun.