data structure book recommendation

Question

Hi,

Are there books you know that covers data structure? how data should be properly structured (eg, in array or database).

thanks!

Answer 1

Data structures and databases are different things.

Data structures are the way you structure the data in your code (for example, linked lists, binary trees etc...).

Databases are products that store data - not low level coding constructs.

One would use data structures when writing a database.

For books on data structures, The Art of Computer Programming by Knuth is a great resource.

For database design book recommendations, see the answers to this SO question.

Answer 2

Free ebook: Data Structures and Algorithms: Annotated Reference with Examples

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