Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs

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Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs[1] is a 1976 book written by Niklaus Wirth covering some of the fundamental topics of computer programming, particularly that algorithms and data structures are inherently related. For example, if one has a sorted list one will use a search algorithm optimal for sorted lists.

The book was one of the most influential computer science books of the time and, like Wirth's other work, extensively used in education[citation needed].

The Turbo Pascal compiler written by Anders Hejlsberg was largely inspired by the "Tiny Pascal" compiler in Niklaus Wirth's book.

Chapter outline [edit]

  • Chapter 1 - Fundamental Data Structures
  • Chapter 2 - Sorting
  • Chapter 3 - Recursive Algorithms
  • Chapter 4 - Dynamic Information Structures
  • Chapter 5 - Language Structures and Compilers
  • Appendix A - the ASCII character set
  • Appendix B - Pascal syntax diagrams

References [edit]

  1. ^ Wirth, Niklaus (1976). Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs (in English). Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-022418-7. 0130224189. 

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