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The Algorithm Design Manual QUOTES

The Algorithm Design Manual QUOTES

1 " In algorithms, as in life, persistence usually pays off. "

― Steven S. Skiena , The Algorithm Design Manual

2 " The issue of finding the best possible answer or achieving maximum efficiency usually arises in industry only after serious performance or legal troubles. "

― Steven S. Skiena , The Algorithm Design Manual

3 " Problem-solving is not a science, but part art and part skill. It is one of the skills most worth developing. "

― Steven S. Skiena , The Algorithm Design Manual

4 " The combinatorial explosion was first recognized with the legend that the inventor of chess demanded as payment one grain of rice for the first square of the board, and twice as much for the (i + 1)st square than the ith square. The king was astonished to learn he had to cough up 6412'=265-1=36,893,488,147,419,103,231 grains of rice. In beheading the inventor, the wise king first established pruning as a technique for dealing with the combinatorial explosion. "

― Steven S. Skiena , The Algorithm Design Manual