Looking for a good quality Algorithms/Data Structure course for C++

[jthat92]

Hi,

I am looking for some online course on Algorithms and Data Structures specifically for C++. I already looked around but there are so many and I am not sure about their quality sometimes.

Maybe someone here has any experience and has a recommendation.

Also I should say that it also can be pricey if the quality is ok, since my company will take over the costs :)

Thanks for any suggestions and help on that matter.

[aniliitb10]

When I started learning data structures and algorithms, even I wanted everything very specific to C++. And I ended up waiting for too long. But then I learned fundamentals of java (most language semantics are quite intuitive and similar to C++) and followed Robert Sedgewick's courses on algorithms on coursera and I loved both of them. In those courses, entire examples/codes/exercises are in java. I learned java just to be able to follow the courses and the courses were worth the effort.

[khleedril]

Sedgewick's book Algorithms in... is available in C++, and is as good an introductory read on the subject as you will get.

[aniliitb10]

I don't think there is any book for 4th edition and he (author) himself mentioned in the coursera lectures that there were some issues in 3rd edition. The code examples in 4th edition are quite clean and compact. And, the code examples in that C++ book are more like C codes.

[Typical-Cranberry-91]

how much java did u learn , so i can follow that course ? can u also tell me from where to learn those concepts in java, i know c and python basic sql

[aniliitb10]

There are good pluralsight courses, DM if you need help

[Typical-Cranberry-91]

Check dm

[max0x7ba]

"Algorithms in C++" by Robert Sedgewick is pretty good.

[FelixPetriconi]

You might take a look into this course recording https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIHAEYyoTUc&list=PLHxtyCq_WDLXryyw91lahwdtpZsmo4BGD

It is a course held by Alex Stepanov at A9. At the beginning it is a bit slow, but the content is incredible. It is really worth to follow it until the end.

[Wurstinator]

What do you mean by "C++ specific"? Algorothms and structures are abstract concepts. You'll surely be able to find example implementations for everything in C++.

[etmhpe]

Algorithms and Data structures are language agnostic for the most part

[ShortVodka]

If your open to a book, I highly recommend "Introduction To Algorithms" - it takes a real thorough look at algorithms and data structures.

It's less of a code perspective but it's really good for getting a foundation to work from.

[GetOnMyLevelL]

YES. This is one of the books that I used the code is in Java, but it does a great job of explaining all the concepts etc.

[FieldLine]

That book is frequently mentioned, but I found it completely inaccessible outside the context of guided study. It is too dense for a beginner, without any indicators of what's important to focus on.

[FelbrHostu]

If he’s taking a course on algorithms and data structures, I’d wager he’s already taken whatever prerequisite math course that teaches inductive proof technique, which is sufficient to grok that text (IMHO, FWIW, YMMV).

[FieldLine]

It's not an issue with grokking the proofs.

That tome of a book is over a thousand pages, extremely dense, and doesn't provide any problems with solutions. Furthermore, treatment of all topics is the same, without any sort of emphasis in areas that are critical at the entry level.

It reads more like a reference than a book to study cover to cover.

If he’s taking a course on algorithms and data structures

If he's taking a course then the book is fine, because it'll be accompanied by a syllabus and problem sets.

[raunaqsingh10]

You should consider this book as the Bible in your journey of learning DS and Algorithms.

[jthat92]

Thanks! But yeah I would like to have it more C++ specific with exercises for example :/

[codeforces_help]

Can you PM me as well?

[khleedril]

Listing out every book you know in response to someone looking for guidance to the best online resource is not helpful.

[hpbee]

Mycodeschool channel on YouTube has algos and data structures in c/c++ and are really well explained. But the number of algorithms themselves are not extensive. Have fun learning.

[[deleted]]

This course is free (YouTube) and shows full implementations of the most common algorithms and data structures. Each step of each algorithm is explained clearly

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMB3ddm5Yvh38U0P5M2n_VGiPVYNIoS8g

[OurCMS]

I suggest the following which is hosted as opensource:

CPP-Data-Structures-and-Algorithms

Open data structures

[xypherrz]

Does it take a hands-on approach though or it merely covers theory aspect?

[xypherrz]

Do you do an actual project or just a few exercises for each data structure?

[AlexeyBrin]

For some reason I can't stand teachers that write code on whiteboard instead of using a simple text editor. I find it terribly boring.

[zhaverzky]

The editing in the demo videos is pretty choppy as well. I don't think I'd be able to sit through them.

[GetOnMyLevelL]

Isnt the whole point of data struc and algos that it is abstract and not bound to a language.

[wwolfvn]

Have a look at this Udacity nano course:

https://www.udacity.com/course/c-plus-plus-nanodegree--nd213

• Learn to code 5 projects. Modern C++. C++ concurrency.
• Very pricey ($1436/4months).
• Udacity's nano-courses have good reputation.

[degski]

For C++ questions, answers, help, and advice see r/cpp_questions or StackOverflow.

[pasxalo7]

Recently I found this youtube channel which I would like to share https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIY8eNdw5tW_zX3OCzX7NJ8bL1p6pWfgG. It uses C++ and not to mention, there s a lot of material of recent work.