Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript
Shares rank 71 of 115 programming books by recommenders
Recommended for its code-and-tests-first repo that makes running examples easy, and a concise yet thorough treatment. Critics question whether the author read it themselves.
Recommended for its code-and-tests-first repo that makes running examples easy, and a concise yet thorough treatment. Critics question whether the author read it themselves.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 3
- criticize it
- 4
- approval share
- 43%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 3 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 0.7 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Code and tests integrated with book
“integrated repo centered around code and tests first, with the book as one of the produced artifacts”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)” Easy to run code while learning
“makes it much easier to actually run the code and play with the ideas while learning”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)” Concise yet thorough
“it has a satisfying bend towards being both concise and thorough”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Author may not have read it
“You shouldn't ask other people for feedback before you have done the bare minimum of reading your "own" book”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)” “what kind of author releases about a book they themselves have not read?”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)” “Why would I read your book if you have not read your book?”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)” Suggests asking an LLM instead
“Just ask an LLM summarize it for you, lol”
Comment from 13 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScript – Free Book (~400 Pages)”
Other programming books people recommend
The four most recommended other programming books, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crafting Interpretersby Robert Nystrom | 60 | 4 | 94% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Clean Codeby Robert C. Martin | 31 | 87 | 26% | 9 | — | — |
| The Pragmatic Programmerby Hunt and Thomas | 28 | 1 | 97% | 7 | — | Approved |
| How to Design Programsby Felleisen, Findler, Flatt and Krishnamurthi | 18 | 2 | 90% | 7 | — | Approved |
| Algorithms and Data Structures in TypeScriptThis page | 3 | 4 | 43% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“You shouldn't ask other people for feedback before you have done the bare minimum of reading your "own" book”
“Just ask an LLM summarize it for you, lol”
“what kind of author releases about a book they themselves have not read?”
“Why would I read your book if you have not read your book?”
“integrated repo centered around code and tests first, with the book as one of the produced artifacts”
“it has a satisfying bend towards being both concise and thorough”
“makes it much easier to actually run the code and play with the ideas while learning”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.