Introduction to Algorithms, Fourth Edition

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17 points·justin66··10 comments

Also known as “CLRS” - Cormen Leiserson Rivest Stein - the last names of the authors of the book. (Trivia: known as “CLR” in the first edition.)

On Amazon, Kindle version is $84.99 and Hardcover is $121.50. Not to be released until March 22 though. https://www.amazon.com/dp/026204630X/

What an enormous rip-off...

The difference between the 2nd and 3rd editions was miniscule besides renumbering the problems sets.

The TOC available from MIT Press shows they've added a Machine Learning chapter, which might or might not actually be useful. At least it's topical.

My father was a prof and said that’s basically all they do between editions. “Enlarge the margins… shrink the margins…” he said, to throw off the page numbering, I guess.

> “Enlarge the margins… shrink the margins…”

Is the pun intended?

Ha! Shrink the margins to enlarge their margins?

Nope, not intended. Good spotting.

I wonder if your father intended it? It's funny to think the joke might have gone unnoticed all those years!

pretty much. the textbook industry is a huge racket

Neat, thanks for sharing. I have the original copy of this hardcover.

cut my teeth on this book and I still recommend it, either for interview prep (unfortunately) or (preferably) as a reference.

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