On 01/11/2014 19:15, James wrote: > <meino.cramer <at> gmx.de> writes: > > >> I have a lot of files with digits of PI. The digits >> are the characters of 0-9. Currently they are ZIPped, >> which I think is not the best way to do that. > > Hello Meino, > > It's a bit of effort, but the world's recognized authority > on algorithms is Don Knuth. [1] He's old now, but his > pioneering attempt at categorizing most algorithms: > "The art of computer programming" and his MMIX alogrithm > implementations (kinda like assembler) are certainly > part of many first-step research efforts on algorithms > and their implementations. > > It's not a cookbook; more of a scholarly (high_brow) reference, > just to supplement all the good postings by your peers on gentoo user. > > Alan may loan you his copy? > (ha ha ha)? > > > > hth, > James > > [1] http://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~uno/
ha ha, fat chance :-) When Alan does eventually get his hands on his very own personal copy[1], it will be lent to nobody. There are just some things a man never lends out: his bike, his firearm, his wife. And Knuth :-) Back on topic: You're 100% right - to learn about algorithms in general, Knuth is the man. Essential reading for anyone taking CS seriously -- Alan McKinnon alan.mckin...@gmail.com
