I don't have words to explain the beauty of this book. I fell in love with this book when I leafed through the first few pages itself. When I went through the algo for sorting one million integers I was flying high in the sky. I HEARTILY RECOMMEND IT TO ANY PROGRAMMER e.g B.Tech, BCA, MCA, or any language lover.

P.S: I am eagerly waiting for More Programming Pearls' Inida edition to come. It's available on Flipkart but price is around 2k. Not affordable for students.

I bought this after hearing about its high review ratings. This is actually a collection of articles appeared in CACM magazine. The major benefit of reading this book is that it gives a concise description of approaching a problem. It describes a problem from a practitioners perspective, for example sorting one million digits.

Good book for students to understand why certain algorithms are preferred over other. It also explains the need to understand the problem well and its benefits.

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I fell in love with this book immediately after reading the first column itself. I'd highly recommend it.

Ideal readership: People who are already familiar with basics of programming, data structures and algorithms, and are looking for interesting practical problems with innovative solutions.

the book is succinct and very relevant to the person who is trying to learn neat, short and simple(not simpler)programming style. A lot of practical examples(taken from author's professional life)helps in getting into the concept and keeps the reader engaged at the same time. the heuristic approach and writing style is remarkable.

print quality could have been better. Content is one of the best.

Best Concept Booster .

Works fine wish it had usb port too.

This is a must have book, if you get your hands dirty in hard core programming. People from any programming generations will get benefited by this book. Read it well, and don't try to rush to get maximum return on your investment :)

best book for understanding real life s/w engineering. Though the book is old but it has never lost its relevance. Read it and take ur programming skill to next level. Besides it will broaden ur outlook of problem solving