[comp.lang.c] Algorithms

jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) (02/26/91)

Is there a group on the net that addresses only algorithms?  I have a hard
time deciding where to post when I have a question such as "what is the
best xxxxx algorithm for this situation that matches this criteria?"  Since
I am mostly proficient in C, I post here, but what if I just want ANY
algorithm in pseudo code that isn't addressed in a book (like Algorithms in
C by Sedgwick).

E.g. sorting, searching, closest point, hidden surface removal
(comp.graphics?), ai, least danger, look ahead, etc.

Brian

dave@cs.arizona.edu (Dave P. Schaumann) (03/01/91)

In article <27157@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
>Is there a group on the net that addresses only algorithms?

	How about comp.theory?  I've never read it, but it seems
	like a likely candidate...

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		Dave Schaumann		dave@cs.arizona.edu
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brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) (03/01/91)

In article <27157@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
> Is there a group on the net that addresses only algorithms?

Well, I've been pushing for comp.programming for a while, though not
enough people seem to support it. If you imagine

  rec.games.programmer      as  comp.programming.games
  comp.unix.programmer      as  comp.programming.unix
  comp.os.msdos.programmer  as  comp.programming.msdos
  comp.sys.mac.programmer   as  comp.programming.mac

then comp.programming (or comp.programming.misc) makes sense. It could
certainly absorb a lot of traffic from other groups.

---Dan