Every now and then a question gets posted that throws up a great algorythm. Sometimes on seeing the algorythm, I see all sorts of uses for it for existing code of mine.

So, my question is, does anybody have a recommendation for a book/website/magazine/whatever that categorises and details algorythms, whether in Perl or just mathematically?

Examples that spring to mind are Schwartzian Transform and Text::Soundex (great for creating fuzzy indexing :).

Are there any good categorised lists with code/math to back them up floating around?

If so, got a favorite?

I've just been finding that knowing these things before I need them is becoming increasingly more useful...

cLive ;-)

In reply to Recommendations for general methods/algorythms anyone? by cLive ;-)

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