Programming Algorithms by Vsevolod Domkin (.ePUB)+
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Programming Algorithms: A comprehensive guide to writing efficient programs with examples in Lisp by Vsevolod Domkin
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Overview: The book covers:
All the important data structures and algorithms.
Essential tools that help in the development of algorithmic code.
Real-world engineering considerations and constraints that influence the programs that use these algorithms.
Practical use cases of the applications of the algorithms to a variety of real-world problems.
There is a lot of books on algorithms, but I haven’t seen any that primarily aims to bridge the gap between the theory and practice. This is one of the key distinctions of “Programming Algorithms”. It is definitely not the best exposition of the theoretical ideas, but I hope that, instead, it builds sufficient understanding and skill, for the common developer, to start writing efficient algorithmic programs.
I wanted to finish the book with the following statement: programming craft is primarily about making choices. What approach to prefer, which algorithm to choose, what tradeoffs to make. And, at the other level, what properties to give more priority: speed or safety, brevity or consistency, space or debuggability, clarity or conciseness, and so on and so forth. Lisp is one of the few languages that are “pro-choice”. Its authors understood very well the importance of freedom to make the critical choices, and it is felt in the design of the language. For instance, with the help of declaim we can even signal our preferences to the compiler, to some extent, at the level of a single file or even an individual form. (declaim (optimize (speed 3) (safety 1) (debug 0) (compilation-speed 0))) will ask the compiler to produce the fastest possible code. Yes, this language will not guard you against poor choices like some others claim to do. Sometimes, you’re not wise enough to make a correct choice, but, much more often, every choice just has its pros and cons, so someone will approve of it and someone won’t. And that’s what freedom is about: ownership and responsibility. So, use Lisp if you liked it. And if you prefer other languages, I’d urge you to still take advantage of the concept of freedom of choice in programming. Don’t be constrained by the prevailing paradigms and try to use the best parts of all the different approaches you know…
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