--- product_id: 5585900 title: "Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design" price: "₹ 13192" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/5585900-pearls-of-functional-algorithm-design store_origin: IN region: India --- # Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design **Price:** ₹ 13192 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 13192 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/5585900-pearls-of-functional-algorithm-design) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design [Bird, Richard] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design Review: A book for someone who wants to think - Bird has written a fine book, the functional analogue to Bentley's fine pieces. If there is one thing that's common to the functional attitude in program design, it's an emphasis on proof and logical consistency. Bird goes into detail and carefully shows why algorithms perform, and what their costs must be in terms of time and space complexity. One quibble: the reader, to follow the arguments, will want to write the short code selections for himself, to check Bird's arguments; he'll find himself having to define a number of Unicode mathematical operators, like U-2209, for example. But this isn't hard to do, in Haskell. Each chapter is well-written, to the point, and closely argued. In showing the beauty of Haskell in a clear way, or showing the beauty of concrete maths in a clear way, Bird has done well. Review: Great book that really helps you become a better programmer. - This book really helped me think about problem solving more efficiently. Functional programming is becoming very powerful and books like this show you why. Thanks to this book, I am now writing shorter and more methodical code. Also great for honing your Haskell skills. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #819,438 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #51 in Functional Software Programming #949 in Computer Programming Languages #2,084 in Programming Languages (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (30) | | Dimensions | 7.25 x 0.75 x 10.25 inches | | Edition | Illustrated | | ISBN-10 | 0521513383 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0521513388 | | Item Weight | 1.61 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 290 pages | | Publication date | November 1, 2010 | | Publisher | Cambridge University Press | ## Images ![Pearls of Functional Algorithm Design - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71rd6K+ocbL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A book for someone who wants to think *by J***R on November 25, 2010* Bird has written a fine book, the functional analogue to Bentley's fine pieces. If there is one thing that's common to the functional attitude in program design, it's an emphasis on proof and logical consistency. Bird goes into detail and carefully shows why algorithms perform, and what their costs must be in terms of time and space complexity. One quibble: the reader, to follow the arguments, will want to write the short code selections for himself, to check Bird's arguments; he'll find himself having to define a number of Unicode mathematical operators, like U-2209, for example. But this isn't hard to do, in Haskell. Each chapter is well-written, to the point, and closely argued. In showing the beauty of Haskell in a clear way, or showing the beauty of concrete maths in a clear way, Bird has done well. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book that really helps you become a better programmer. *by G***A on January 3, 2013* This book really helped me think about problem solving more efficiently. Functional programming is becoming very powerful and books like this show you why. Thanks to this book, I am now writing shorter and more methodical code. Also great for honing your Haskell skills. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was worth calling it the "Pearls" *by R***H on May 25, 2015* I was one of those people who had learned the fundamentals of algorithms from the Programming Pearls (2nd edition) by Bentley. I have to say that since that text, many has written books about programming and algorithms in general and not one had the stuff to call it "pearl". I think this one came close to achieving the similar goal as the original one, but in the domain of functional programming. For those of you who have not read the original pearls, these books are almost like a collection of publication papers, but very well explained and throughly put into a programming environment. Another most important feature of this book (and the original pearls) is that each chapter is about a single problem that has a unique characteristic in algorithms. While most other algorithms books are organized by data structure types, these ones are focused in the category of problems. I have to say that this is the most intuitive form for people interested in algorithms. Haskell is a perfect choice of language. However, I don't think this book is just for Haskell programmers. Some of most intriguing problems are covered in very good structure. My favorites are the coverage of saddleback search, last tail, raking suffixes and nexuses. All others topics are really well done, but these were the topics that I had hard time googling for a good explanation. 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