This is a book just to give you all the important information from the basics of algorithms, data structures, and performance characteristics of a particular algorithm used in the tasks and program development. Equipped with detailed explanations and instructive examples, the book starts by offering you some basic data structures and then goes on to explain various sorting algorithms. What you will learn from this book The basics of algorithms, such as recursion and iteration of elementary data structures such as lists, stacks, and queues Basic and advanced sorting algorithms including insertion sort, quickSort, and compile shell Advanced data structures such as binary trees, ternary trees , and the stack algorithm for string searching, string matching, hashing, and computational geometry How to use test-driven development techniques to ensure your code works as intended How to dramatically improve the performance of your code by hand-profiling and optimization techniques Who this book is to This book is for anyone who develops applications, or just beginning to do so, and are looking to understand algorithms and data structures. Wrox Beginning guides are designed to make learning programming languages and technologies easier than you think, providing a format, structured tutorials that will guide you through all the techniques involved.