On Thu, Nov 14, 2002 at 11:27:57AM -0800, Ray Olszewski wrote: > Huh? What it should or shouldn't do isn't the question, here. The book > (actually, the series, since it comprises 3 volumes) does in fact use an > idiosyncratic pseudocode presentation of the algorithms, a language which I > think Knuth calls MIX.
It is pseudo-code. The point is to understand the logic of the algorithm, not the implementation, which is another different thing. When you understand the internals of an algorithm then you can implement it in every language you like, and actually make optimizations using your favourite's language hints and tricks. An algorithms book is different than an 'algorithms in C' book. The latter takes advantage of the internal mechanisms C uses. The first one tries to teach you the mathematical logic which an algorithm embeds. Elias -- http://gnewtellium.sourceforge.net MP3 is not a crime. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
