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Do you already have the standard undergraduate books?

* Introduction to Algorithms (Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest, Stein)

* Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (Aho, Lam, Sethi, Ullman)

Knuth is also great to have as a reference - I've only needed to consult it professionally two or three times, but it's saved a _lot_ of time when I have.

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CLR is a fantastic book. (I haven’t read the updated editions, but I would assume the latest holds up.)

Latest edition is remarkably good. It's my recommendation for anyone wanting to start diving into algorithms.

Wow, CLR is 239€. I do have a paid job, but dear lord

That seems unusually high? ISBN 978-0262046305 is the latest edition, which I see on Amazon.de for 116€ (and you can get older/used editions for less).

My mistake. I actually meant the other book "Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (Aho, Lam, Sethi, Ullman)"

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