A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms: Level Up Your Core Programming Skills
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| Rating | : | 4.33 (727 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1680502441 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Graphics and examples make these computer science concepts understandable and relevant.Use Big O notation, the primary tool for evaluating algorithms, to measure and articulate the efficiency of your code, and modify your algorithm to make it faster. Use Big O notation to decide which algorithms are best for your production environment. This book takes a practical approach to data structures and algorithms, with techniques and real-world scenarios that you can use in your daily production code. Find out how to use recursion effectively. Use recursion to solve tricky problems and create algorithms that run exponentially faster than the alternatives. Beginners will learn how to use these techniques from the start, and experienced developers will rediscover approaches they may have forgotten.Algorithms and data structures are much more than abstract concepts. Dig into advanced data structures such as binary trees and graphs to help scale specialized applications such as social networks and mapping software. If you last saw algorithms in a university course or at a job interview, you're missing out on what they can do for your code. You'll even encounter a single keyword that can give your code a turbo boost. Learn different sorting and searching techniques, and when to use each. Jay Wengrow brings to this book the key teaching practices he developed as a web development bootcamp founder and educator.Use th
A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms is a much-needed distillation of topics that elude many software professionals. This book is a readable introduction to the topic that omits the obtuse mathematical notation common in many course texts. Jay Wengrow presents a very readable and engaging tour through basic data structures and algorithms that will benefit every software developer. - Kevin Beam, Software Engineer, National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), University of Colorado Boulder . The casual tone and presentation make it
Jay Wengrow is an experienced educator and developer who is dedicated to teaching the world to code. He is the founder and CEO of Actualize, a national coding bootcamp and apprenticeship; Anyone Can Learn To Code, an educational company teaching everyone to code through online tutorials, K-12 computer science curriculum, and corporate training.