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Date Structures and Algorithms? (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world to c/programming@programming.dev

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45602294

Hello All

I am someone who graduated some time back and was not able to score their first job in the field. I am recently getting back into programming a bit more as a hobby. In particular I am toying around with Rust and a bit of C#.

Was wondering what books you all used for data and algo class? It would be good if you know some with those languages in mind, but otherwise just a book that is more generic would be great too.

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[–] alex_riv@lemmy.org 1 points 8 hours ago

for self-study without the academic context, i'd lean toward "A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms" by Jay Wengrow over CLRS. it's a lot more approachable and uses multiple languages including Python.

CLRS is the canonical reference but it's dense enough that it can stall beginners. the Wengrow book gets you actually implementing things quickly.

if you're specifically targeting Rust, the rust book has decent coverage of ownership-related patterns that affect which data structures make sense to use there vs other languages.