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Should this entry exist?

"Many insist that this book is an essential text for any programmer's bookshelf.". Unless you can find a source for this I suggest it be removed. Also, I don't see why this text should be singled out as notable amongs all data structures and algorithms books, Weiss for example is far more famous and I see no entry on this. 152.78.196.32 14:46, 18 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree with the quote, and so would the programmers I know. It's an excellent book. --68.183.113.4 04:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would agree with it, too; but I don't think such a quote is NPOV enough for Wikipedia -- particularly without a citation. -- Mikeblas 05:36, 20 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]
So it becomes NPOV when *someone else* says it? Using an outside source's bias doesn't make it "neutral." While I agree with that this book is an essential book, the only citation valid for this would be some sort of poll or something. 67.188.7.78
No, 67. I'm looking for a survey or set of interviews; that's the only way to support a claim like "many insist". Oh -- exactly as you, yourself, end up suggesting. -- Mikeblas 14:04, 13 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is misleading - pointing an "Introduction to Algorithms" topic to a book is like conning the readers into seeing a book ad. The article should be renamed to "Book:Introduction to Algorithms" or something similar... perhaps there ought to be a Wikiproject that specializes in books. K nitin r (talk) 10:02, 22 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Translations

Do you happen to know to which languages has this book been translated to?

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:26, 13 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Citation template

I have created a citation template, {{Introduction to Algorithms}}. It is supposed to be "smart", i.e. one has to specify the edition (1st or 2nd), and all depending parameters are determined accordingly. (I've read the book, so I guess anything less would be an embarrassment. :) ) I don't know how useful it is, but it's there... GregorB (talk) 19:23, 18 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]