What's the best general programming book to review basic development concepts?

Question

I'm looking for for a programming book that reviews basic concepts like implementing linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables, tree traversals, search algorithms, etc. etc. Basically, I'm looking for a review of everything I learned in college but have forgotten. I prefer something written in the last few years that includes at least a decent amount of code in object-oriented languages.

This is to study for job interview questions but I already have the "solving interview questions" books. I'm looking for something with a little more depth and explanation. Any good recommendations?

Answer 1

this has already been covered in much depth here. try the following:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1711/what-is-the-single-most-influential-book-every-programmer-should-read

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1082121/what-are-the-best-introductory-logic-programming-books

or just do a search on the site.

Answer 2

Introduction to Algorithms is pretty good and not that old

Answer 3

Depends at what level you will be developing, most people don't spend much time building their own data structures. A review of design patterns might be a better use of your time for interview questions. For a good reference book if you already know your patterns well look at Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture. If you are not really familiar with design patterns take a look at Head First Design Patterns

Answer 4

Introduction to Algorithms is a great book, but it's somewhat overbloated. It's a nice one-time read for your intent. If you want to enter in depth, I would suggest Skiena's Algorithm Design Manual