From: "Bob Klungle" <bklungle@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Algorithms
Date: 1997/03/13
Date: 1997-03-13T12:11:40-08:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <01bc2feb$295b4a80$a5e2b8cd@p5120.bda> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 5g9alh$6r9@top.mitre.org
Eloquently stated.
Michael F Brenner <mfb@mbunix.mitre.org> wrote in article
<5g9alh$6r9@top.mitre.org>...
> To become familiar with which algorithm to use it is easiest if you
> develop your skills in three simultaneous areas: (a) theory of algorithms
> by reading books about algorithms and I recommend starting with Word
> Processing in Groups by Epstein, (b) theory of how to program correctly
> and I recommend starting with Discipline of Programming by Dijkstra,
> and (c) practical implementation of hundreds of algorithms and I
recommend
> starting by downloading a thousand random Ada files from the PAL and
> analyzing how complex they are and EXACTLY how their preconditions
> guarantee they meet their postconditions. Then you will be worthy to
> create one of those beautiful algorithms for which the Ada language was
> created: an algorithm that works.
>
>
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
1997-03-12 0:00 Algorithms Tyler Nelson (TJ)
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Algorithms Tom Moran
1997-03-14 0:00 ` Algorithms Jerry Petrey
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Algorithms Michael F Brenner
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Bob Klungle [this message]
1997-03-13 0:00 ` Algorithms Robert Dewar
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