data structure and algorithm analysis

Two of the most popular books on this topic:

Data Structures and Algorithms by Aho, Ullman, and Hopcroft[^]

Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs by Niklaus Wirth[^]

Let's not forget Donald E. Knuth series: The Art of Computer Programming[^]

If you really want to get into this stuff, these are the classics that thoroughly introduce you to the subject.

I think they are interesting, but certainly not something you can digest in a day or two, or even a year or two. They get better as the years go by - and that can't be said about just any book :)

Anyway - buy them - and put them in the bookshelf in your office, they tend to impress people :)

Regards
Espen Harlinn

I'd recommend "Introduction to Algorithms" by Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest and Stein. It's written in a style I found fairly accessible and has a good discussion of how to analyse algorithms up front. It's the only book on the subject (with the possible exception of Knuth's set) that keeps me coming back once in a while.

Cheers,

Ash