Algorithms in a Nutshell

(^10) | Chapter 1: Algorithms Matter
The Moral of the Story
The previous story really happened. Algorithms do matter. You might ask
whether the tree-balancing algorithm was the optimal solution for the problem.
That’s a great question, and one that we’ll answer by asking another question:
does it really matter? Finding the right algorithm is like finding the right solution
to any problem. Instead of finding the perfect solution, the algorithm just has to
Figure 1-3. Performance analysis of malloc/free requests
Algorithms in a Nutshell
Algorithms in a Nutshell By Gary Pollice, George T. Heineman, Stanley Selkow ISBN:
9780596516246 Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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