The best algorithms textbooks, according to hackers
4 algorithms textbooks recommended in Hacker News comments over the past year, ranked by how many separate people recommend each one.
All algorithms textbooks
- Introduction to Algorithms by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest and SteinRecommended as a thorough, long-lasting algorithms textbook covering nearly everything needed; a few readers find some parts less valuable.10recommend
- The Algorithm Design Manual by Steven SkienaRecommended for teaching algorithms through proof and stressing that choosing the right data structure does most of the work.5recommend
- Algorithms by Robert SedgewickPeople recommend it as a practical, readable algorithms reference, useful even for programmers without a computer science degree.5recommend
- Foundations of Multidimensional and Metric Data Structures by Hanan SametRecommended as the field's standard reference on multidimensional and metric data structures, for readers wanting more depth than an introductory algorithms course.2recommend