Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
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Author | Niklaus Wirth |
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Subject | programming, algorithms and data structures |
Genre | Non-fiction |
Publication date | 1976 |
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, was extensively used in education.[2]
The Turbo Pascal compiler written by Anders Hejlsberg was largely inspired by the Tiny Pascal compiler in Niklaus Wirth's book.
Chapter outline
- 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
- ^ a b Wirth, Niklaus (1976). Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs. Prentice-Hall. ISBN 978-0-13-022418-7. 0130224189.
- ^ Citations collected by the ACM