[appletsauce]

If there's any very dry academic subject that needs the Head First treatment, it's got to be data structures and algorithms. But I think we need to do more than memorize some algorithms, we need to learn how to write our own, good algorithms, using existing algorithms as a point of reference. Most algorithms books I've read have never actually taught you how to write good algorithms, but are simply brochures of pre-existing algorithms; granted, we do need those, but there should be room in the market for one that teaches you how to approach a problem and solve it, writing good, efficient algorithms.

[microspino]

It would be an enormous help for anyone that is involved into develope something either if she take the subject at the school or not. In my job I met more and more people everyday that knows nothing about algorithms. It's something like Design Patterns or LISP: getting It in your mind is a "Forma Mentis" benefit.

[thrylos97]

Hi.I believe will be very helpfull for programmers and developers if you write a book with
Head First Data Structures and Algorithms and implement with java code.Imagine everything about algorithms with arrays has trees,maps and complicate algorithms like Dijkstra algorithm
compined with java objects and also compined with polymorphism,inheritance , interfaces.It' will be great thing.
Thanks in advance thrylos97

[EderAndres]

I like C#/VB so I'm much more interested on a book with .NET source code. Data Structures and Algorithms Using C# is an excellent book. Check it out, I think good ideas can emerge from it.

[appletsauce]

Yeah, I was thinking of that poor college student wanting to learn how to do something impressive-looking, but feels somewhat disappointed that they're playing around with things that can't be easily seen, outputting information to the console screen. Maybe a new take on the subject that perks one's interest in the subject rather than putting them to sleep.

[EderAndres]

Just another book about Algorithms Analysis of Algorithms, Second Edition by Jeffrey McConnell. It contains easy math foundations.

[Haavard]

I agree, "Head First - Data structures and Algorithms" would be a book worth waiting in line for
I learned this subject in college ten years ago, using the already then outdated Turbo Pascal.
Now I want to pick it up again, but not using Pascal:)
So when will the Head First version be released?

[bigg3102004]

Actually someone have to work on this topic many books give us miserable contents

this topic shuld be simplified

if anyone know about good book on algorithms then please reply

[jonathan.east]

+1 to this topic/book..

A possible book for this is "Introduction to Algorithms" by Thomas H. Cormen, Charles E. Leiserson, Ronald L. Rivest and Clifford Stein.

I'm reading this, but is getting me to sleep..

[Natebrau]

Another ++ to this topic.

I've just finished the Head First book on Design Patterns (fantastic book), and have started the Head First book on Java, yes, I did indeed read them out of order.

To continue my education, I'm about to pick up a textbook on data structures and algorithms, (Robert Lafore's Data Structures and Algorithms in Java), but I expect that to take substantially longer to read and will have less impact on me than a Head First approach to the subject.

[dve846]

I did an audition for this title. Unfortunately after 5 takes the publisher decided not to continue with me. So I would appreciate any feedback I can get on my audition chapters to hear what's wrong with them.
They can be found here: http://www.monest.ne...hmsaudition.pdf
Thanks to anyone taking the time to comment on my audition.