Algorithms: A Functional Programming Approach [Paperback]

Fethi A. Rabhi (Author), Guy Lapalme (Author)

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Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Addison Wesley; 1 edition (Jun 11 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201596040
ISBN-13: 978-0201596045
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 17.4 x 1.4 cm
Shipping Weight: 390 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #921,464 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #8 in Books > Computers & Internet > Programming > Functional

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The design of algorithms for problem-solving lies at the heart of computer science. Concise yet authoritative, Algorithms - A Functional Programming Approach teaches the skills needed to master this essential subject.

The authors challenge more traditional methods of teaching algorithms by using a functional programming context, with Haskell as the implementation language. This leads to smaller, clearer and more elegant programs which enable the programmer to understand the algorithm itself more quickly and to use that understanding to explore alternative solutions. Placing the emphasis on program development rather than the mathematical properties of algorithms, the book uses a succession of practical programming examples to develop in the reader problem-solving skills which can be easily transferred to other language paradigms.

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Provides a useful reference of functional programs related to a variety of problems. Primarily an introduction to the design of algorithms for problem solving. Softcover. DLC: Computer algorithms.

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2.0 out of 5 stars A book with no purpose, April 11 2010

By Lars Tackmann - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Algorithms: A Functional Programming Approach (Paperback)

I bought this book as I thought it would make a good companion to the excellent Purely Functional Data Structures. How wrong I was. It was supposed to be a book about implementing algorithms in a functional language, but instead the content spreads far a wide. In the opening chapters the authors starts out with a incredible short introduction to Haskell, which quickly turns into a vague discussion on algorithm optimization in functional languages (and this is before! they have even shown how to implement "quick sort") - this writing style is completely unacceptable, either you set the bar high by requiring the audience to know Haskell beforehand or you explain it properly.

The book continues in the same random style, with the authors starting out trying to accomplish something simple, quickly throwing in a few random related computer science topics and then ultimately failing to explain what they set out to do. In short, if you want to learn how to implement classic algorithms in a functional programming language go read Purely Functional Data Structures instead (perhaps after first getting acquainted with Haskell via Real World Haskell).

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2.0 out of 5 stars Eh..., Aug 7 2010

By William Atkins - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Algorithms: A Functional Programming Approach (Paperback)

It took me a while to find this book, and I had to ultimately buy it used. It turned out not to be quite as good as I expected.

The book is littered with single-letter variable names and is in love with mutually-recursive functions. It includes a quicksort implementation that runs on lists (instead of an ST-based array implementation). If this book were easy to find, I'd say go for it. But since it's out of print, don't bother.

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