Programming Pearls

This book is must read it has many things that you need to know don’t pay attention to comments saying it’s outdated. I found this book very helpful.

La qualità dei contenuti del libro è sicuramente molto alta. Sono semplicemente deluso dal fatto che l'oggetto sia stato spedito cercando di coprire il fatto che questa edizione non possa essere venduta al dì fuori del subcontinente indiano. In copertina c'era del nastro per coprire la scritta nell'angolo mentre sul retro è stato utilizzato un pennarello scuro con cui si è sporcata la copertina. Oltre questo la stampa non è di qualità molto alta.

If you are an intermediate or advanced programmer, read it for it's nostalgic value. To me it feels like a mathematical/ programming novel.If you are a beginner looking for algorithms, skip it. You are better off watching some YouTube videos followed by reading Eva Tardos book on Algorithms.I do not like books which refer to future chapters and this book does it a lot of times. If the reader is in chapter 2, I find it odd if the author refers to chapter 4. Do remember that this was not actually meant to be a book but is a collection of articles put together into what looks like a physical book. So, sometimes it feels like the natural flow is missing (many other books which are intended to be a book also fail in moving from one topic to another smoothly - that is a different story). Still worth the read so that you can have a 10 min conversation over a cup of tea with your girlfriend's grandmother, assuming she retired as a programmer.I bought a new book and I do not think I would read it a second time - it is definitely not the go to book for algorithms. Buy a cheaper used copy than a new one if you want it in your collection. New book is not worth the price.I still will like it in my personal library and am not donating it to anyone.

Wow, there are so many simple tricks and detailed explanations. Will surely make you a better programmer, regardless of experience.

Este libro suele aparecer en listas del tipo "10 mejores libros de programacion" y por muy buenas razones: es realmente una caja de sabiduria y un clasico. Lastima que no se consiga en version digital.