Algorithms in C++ Part 5: Graph Algorithms (3rd Edition)

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Summary: the worst code examples ever seen
Review: The code examples in this book require cryptography to interpret - the idea of meaningful variable names is not something that the author subscribes to. I would not recommend this book to anyone starting out programming because it reinforces bad code layout, and doesn't show what can be done by using sensible variable names to help write self-documenting code. More experienced programmers would probably rather read pseudocode anyway... Algorithms in C is significantly less useful than the earlier Algorithms book by the same author.

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Summary: If you want algorithms, you want this book
Review: The code isn't very easy to read (the only downfall), but it is efficient, and that's what I want.. Take the book Introduction to Algorithms, take out the math, squish it and you have Alg in C++. It's really C, not C++, code but `C++' isn't its real purpose, `Algorithms' is. If you want to learn a plethora of computer algorithms, this book will give it to you. Bottom line.

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Summary: If you want algorithms, you want this book
Review: The code isn't very easy to read (the only downfall), but it is efficient, and that's what I want.. Take the book Introduction to Algorithms, take out the math, squish it and you have Alg in C++. It's really C, not C++, code but 'C++' isn't its real purpose, 'Algorithms' is. If you want to learn a plethora of computer algorithms, this book will give it to you. Bottom line.

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Summary: Clean and Clear book
Review: The source codes was written in a precise condense way and are intelligible. The content was well arranged.

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Summary: Covers a lot but poor example and bad coding practice.
Review: This book covers a wide variety of algorithms, ranging form basic sorting and searching to file compression and encryption. It's a wonderful text to learn about algorithms, not necessary data structure. In fact, it would be a good reference book for computer algorithm in general. This book, however, lacks any coding standard in its examples. In fact so of the code is not very self explanatory. For example, there's a plentiful usage of simplified variable names and unspecified and undeclared variables.

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Summary: Great text, but weak examples
Review: This book covers the standard algorithms for searching, sorting, and some math, geometry, and graphing in a readable format. There is also some fun stuff including a brief section on the RSA cryptosystem. The code examples are very skimpy, leaving implementation to the reader, but the concepts are explained very well. Without doubt, a recommendation for intermediate programmers exploring these algorithms for the first or second time and for self-teaching.

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Summary: Simply the bible for computer scientists and students
Review: This book is an indespensable tool for computer scientists and students. If you use any fundamental computer data structure and algorithm you need this book

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Summary: could have been better
Review: This book is definitely not suitable for a first course in data structures. However, the coverage of algorithms is excellent and the book is suitable for an intermediate level programmer. There is one major problem with the book: no complete source code examples. The better books on programming on the market today include fully worked out source code examples (usually on disk or available through the internet). This book only includes snippets of code, intended to illustrate key aspects of the algorithms. I wanted to work with some of the algorithms later in the book and found myself having to keep paging through earlier sections of the book to figure out what the data structures were supposed to look like. There was no centralized location from which I could pull this information, and in some cases the types/classes/routines were not available at all, and had to be inferred from the information that was present. Given the complexity of the C++ language when it comes to specifying data structures, this is a major flaw. Further, the lack of compilable code with well defined test cases makes it harder for the reader to verify there are no errors in the code samples that ARE provided.

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Summary: Very Helpful
Review: This book provides information on a wide variety of algorithms, from basic searching and sorting, to more advanced, mathematical material. While it does not go into as much depth as other texts, all ideas are explained in a clear and very readable manner. I highly recommend this book for any intermediate level programmer looking to gain a better perspective on a wide variety of algorithms.

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Summary: Fair to midland
Review: This book was probably pretty good in 1992 but, is terribly outdated now. There is a complete lack of modern data structures and anything close to encapsulation techniques just isn't here. I would recommend a more up to date book. For what it's worth, I have yet to see ANY book written in C that gives in-depth coverage of the most frequently used data structures.