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Large Problems, Small Machines: Transforming Your Programs with Advanced Algorithms describes a practical, real-world approach to program optimization based on advanced algorithms. Topics covered range from how to save storage using a restricted character set and how to speed up access to records by employing hash coding (or "scatter storage") and caching. A selective mailing list system is used to illustrate rapid access to and rearrangement of information selected by criteria specified at run-time. Comprised of six chapters, this book begins by discussing factors to consider when deciding whether a program needs optimization. In the next chapter, a supermarket price lookup system is used to illustrate how to save storage by using a restricted character set and how to speed up access to records with the aid of hash coding and caching. Attention is paid to rapid retrieval of prices. A selective mailing list system is then used to illustrate rapid access to and rearrangement of information selected by criteria specified at run-time. The book also considers the Huffman coding and arithmetic coding methods of data compression before concluding with a review of the characteristics of the algorithms encountered in previous chapters, as well as the future of the art of optimization. This monograph will be a useful resource for practicing computer programmers and those who intend to be working programmers.
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Steve Heller has been a professional programmer for about 25 years, and is the President of Chrysalis Software Corporation, a consulting firm specializing in high-performance software, and practical, down-to-earth instructional materials. He is the author of two excellent books, Efficient C/C++ Programming and Who’s Afraid of C++?.
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Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 253pp. 9.5 x 7.7 inches. Pictorial glazed boards. Looks as-new unused book. No owner's marks. Writing software that optimizes system resources such as memory and disk storage space. Examines an actual software project and illustrates optimization as it exists in the real world. All the principles introduced are illustrated through actual cases. Includes examples and review questions. Weight 750g before packaging. Overseas postage would require addition. (Mathematics, Computing, Programming, Logic, Algorithms, Software, Optimization) Size: Small 4to. Seller Inventory # C08206
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