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Delphi developer Julian Bucknall provides fellow developers a comprehensive overview of using algorithms and data structures from a practical perspective. Bucknall begins with a discussion of algorithm performance, and provides comprehensive coverage of such topics as arrays, linked lists, and binary trees. The book focuses on search algorithms—such as sequential and binary search—and sort algorithms—including bubble, insertion, Shell sort, quicksort, merge sort, and heapsort—along with techniques for optimization. Additionally, the author presents hashing and hash tables, priority queues, state machines and regular expressions, and data compression techniques such as Huffman and LZ77.

The companion CD contains the author’s highly successful freeware library EZDSL, source code compatible with all versions of Delphi and with Kylix, and executables from TurboPower Software Company.

About the Author

Julian Bucknall is director of programming at TurboPower Software Company in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He writes the monthly column Algorithms Alfresco in The Delphi Magazine, and is also the author of the freeware library EZDSL.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth the wait!, Jun 5 2002

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Bob Swart (The Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tomes of Delphi: Alogrithm and Data Structure with CDROM (Paperback)

This is a book that I've been waiting for for a long time (according to the acknowledgements, Julian has worked on it from April 1999 until February 2001, probably even longer). But it has been worth it, because it's an excellent book about algorithms and data structures implemented in Delphi (and Kylix) - usually version independent.

The book consists of 12 chapters. But even before the first chapter Julian takes on the question of "why a book on Delphi algorithms?" in the introduction. He explains that a number of Computer Science algorithms books are hardly practical, and the practical books are mainly for C, C++, or Java. This is a book about algorithms and data structures using Delphi (for Windows, but also Kylix for Linux), with a lot of focus on practical and useful techniques that make sense.

A great plus is that the code in the book works for every version of Delphi and Kylix (and probably also in C++Builder), and I'm fairly confident it will remain working in the next version(s) of Delphi and Kylix to come. A bonus point is the syntax high-lighting in the source code listings. A small effort for the author/publisher, but a great help for the reader who sees the source code for the first time.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Must Have!, Feb 20 2002

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"williamz222" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tomes of Delphi: Alogrithm and Data Structure with CDROM (Paperback)

"Algorithms and Data Structures" is an absolute must have for all advanced Delphi programmers. It's sitting on my bookshelf right next to my first edition, "Oh! PASCAL!." Why?

It's the best book out there to cover all the fundamental aspects of low-level Object Pascal programming. The book covers, Arrays, Linked Lists, Stacks & Queues, Searching, Sorting, Randomized Algorithms, Hashing and Hash Tables, Binary Trees, Priority Queues and Heapsort, State Machines and Regular Expressions, Data Compression and Advanced Topics.

I consistently reference this book. I've found Bucknall's discussion and insight into the TList, covered in the Arrays chapter, very informative. Bucknall's review of State Machines is also very good reading.

If you want to write great code, or want a great review of Algorithms and Data Structures in Object PASCAL, buy this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The bar has been raised on advanced Delphi books, April 22 2003

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Robert J. Love (Centerville, UT USA) - See all my reviews
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Wow. Bucknall has raised the bar on advanced Delphi books. This books coverage of Algorithms and Data Structures is suburb. This book should be required reading for all Delphi developers. No one can call themselves an expert level Delphi developer with out understanding the concepts taught in this book. Bucknall's knowledge of Algorithms and related concepts places him in a category with Knuth & Sedgewick.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly very readable, and useable day to day
I still think of myself as being a beginning programmer, although that's not totally true, having messed around for about ten years with CAD macro's and dbase add-ons and turned... Read more

Published on Mar 29 2003 by Paul Plak

5.0 out of 5 stars Julian Bucknall it's really a GREAT GENIUS
This book it's of essential importance for all mid-level delphi programmers. If you like to know the low-level working of common data structures of the IT software engineering (or... Read more

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