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Old 4th November 2008
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Originally Posted by ocicat View Post
It sounds like you are wanting something akin to Numerical Recipes:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...X0DER&v=glance

However, note that good books on data structures will be language agnostic (as they should be...). If you are wanting meaty, comprehensive, & dense, Cormen's Introduction to Algorithms is perhaps the best:

http://www.amazon.com/Introduction-A...5736157&sr=1-1

Note that Cormen, et. al. approaches both algorithms & the data structures needed to implement such algorithms from a traditional mathematical standpoint. As such, this book is frequently used in graduate-level coursework. It is also a timeless text, much in the same manner as Knuth's The Art of Computer Programming:

http://www.amazon.com/Art-Computer-P...5736409&sr=1-1
Thanks. I actually want both. I want the nitty-gritty meat and potatoes of algorithms and data structures, but I also want some examples of possible implementations in various languages (looking at C right now). I could probably get examples online. But, the books I was looking at are all language specific - of course, I wasn't looking at $100+ books. Those last two look impressive, but are far outside of my current book budget. I'll have to put them on my wish list. The book from O'Reilly's and even the Numerical Recipes are a little closer to what I can afford right now - or I can save up for a bit. Decisions, decisions.
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