OO Algorithms Tutorial?
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I know this is a silly thing to ask, but here it is. I have been working in development for about ten years now, I am pretty much a Google programmer in that I use the internet to find out what I need to fix code problems. I do not have any formal schooling. I have done fine building business applications, but now I want to move into a more corporate formal environment. I don't have the time to go to school to learn OO programming from scratch, nor do I really want to, but looking over questions other people have had from this company in interviews, I would just be clueless. I like to consider myself a practical programmer, the truth is, though, that I am just untrained. With that said, can anyone recommend a site where I can go to gather some of this information? I think I mostly need help with the data structures and algorithms, as they don't come into my daily work. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, --EA
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I know this is a silly thing to ask, but here it is. I have been working in development for about ten years now, I am pretty much a Google programmer in that I use the internet to find out what I need to fix code problems. I do not have any formal schooling. I have done fine building business applications, but now I want to move into a more corporate formal environment. I don't have the time to go to school to learn OO programming from scratch, nor do I really want to, but looking over questions other people have had from this company in interviews, I would just be clueless. I like to consider myself a practical programmer, the truth is, though, that I am just untrained. With that said, can anyone recommend a site where I can go to gather some of this information? I think I mostly need help with the data structures and algorithms, as they don't come into my daily work. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, --EA
Since you've been in the industry for a while, I expect a couple of books on Data Structures + Algorithms and Design Patterns (in the language of your choice) should see you through. When I was a student, I used an earlier edition of Algorithms and Data Structures by Niklaus Wirth[^] (who I also met later - he's a great guy, very personable). For design patterns, it's hard to go wrong with the Gang of Four[^] book. /ravi
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I know this is a silly thing to ask, but here it is. I have been working in development for about ten years now, I am pretty much a Google programmer in that I use the internet to find out what I need to fix code problems. I do not have any formal schooling. I have done fine building business applications, but now I want to move into a more corporate formal environment. I don't have the time to go to school to learn OO programming from scratch, nor do I really want to, but looking over questions other people have had from this company in interviews, I would just be clueless. I like to consider myself a practical programmer, the truth is, though, that I am just untrained. With that said, can anyone recommend a site where I can go to gather some of this information? I think I mostly need help with the data structures and algorithms, as they don't come into my daily work. Any help would be appreciated. Cheers, --EA
OO is not so much about algorithms, it is more about design. The "Gang of Four" patterns are a good point. I also like "Applying UML and Patterns" by Craig Larman: he brings patterns, UML, and agile strategies together and explains them with good examples.
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Since you've been in the industry for a while, I expect a couple of books on Data Structures + Algorithms and Design Patterns (in the language of your choice) should see you through. When I was a student, I used an earlier edition of Algorithms and Data Structures by Niklaus Wirth[^] (who I also met later - he's a great guy, very personable). For design patterns, it's hard to go wrong with the Gang of Four[^] book. /ravi
My new year resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | My .NET bits | Freeware ravib(at)ravib(dot)com
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