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Programming Pearls by Patrick Chan, Jon L. Bentley

shayneh's review

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4.0

Lots of fun for programmers, and even though it's not necessarily very a la mode wrt current fashions, there's a lot of fabulous stuff in here.

jacobjanzen's review

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informative slow-paced

3.0

hummel's review

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informative medium-paced

2.0

leeg's review

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5.0

The principles are universally applicable, the specific algorithmic insights entertaining, and the examples clear if terse. It can be summarised as: know your problem; think about your problem; know your solution; show that the solution addresses the problem.
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