Review of "The Algorithm Design Manual, 3rd ed. by Steven S. Skiena Springer, 2020 793 pages, Hardcover, $99.99"

Abstract

The Algorithm Design Manual is an aptly named undergraduate-level textbook that takes a utilitarian approach to presenting algorithms as a collection of off-the-shelf technologies that can be adapted to obtain practical solutions to real-world problems. Its intended audience is aspiring and practicing professional programmers, and its pedagogical emphasis is on facility in application rather than rigorous implementation or analysis of these technologies.