Ask HN - Real life work makes me dumb; Recommend algorithm learning resources

10 points·factorialboy··9 comments

I've been building non-complex real-world apps for a very long time.<p>I am becoming dumb.<p>Can anybody recommend good algorithm resources, tuts, books, and problems.<p>I am aware of http://projecteuler.net/ and am getting started on that!

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"Introduction to Algorithms" by T Cormen ,C Leiserson, R Rivest and C Stein.

This book covers both basic and advance topics in a well written manner. Correct me if I am wrong but I believe this book is used in some MIT courses.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Introduction-Algorithms-T-Cormen/dp/...

I came here to recommend this exact book. Great reference text.

Nice that I'm not the only one :)

My preferences are now search engines and graph theory. For the latter one you can even get a bad paid job (pockettaxi.de) but where you can hack on nice algorithms!

Here are some nonefree and free graph theorie books:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/510758/can-you-suggest-a-...

Excellent, thanks! :D

BTW:

http://www.mat.unb.br/clausahm/area/AnAlg-07.2d/Referencias/...

http://learnyouahaskell.com/starting-out#ready-set-go

Interesting .. thanks!

Pick up a copy of Steven Skiena's "The Algorithm Design Manual"

It will take you through the vast majority of data structures and algorithms you might ever need to know - it's recommended reading for CS heavy interviews.

http://mathalon.in/ Similar to Project Euler.

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