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Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs
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<p><i>Algorithms + Data Structures = Programs</i> is a 1976 book written by <a href="/facts/Niklaus_Wirth/krsLUB11">Niklaus Wirth</a> covering some of the fundamental topics of <a href="/facts/Computer_Systems_Engineering/5x1TRKGo">system engineering</a>, <a href="/facts/Computer_programming/QmSsFnu0">computer programming</a>, particularly that <a href="/facts/Algorithm/fnl5NmRt">algorithms</a> and <a href="/facts/Data_structure/yNsNvL1I">data structures</a> are inherently related. For example, if one has a <a href="/facts/Sorted_list/PwHpj1Gs">sorted list</a> one will use a <a href="/facts/Search_algorithm/eJuw0nyz">search algorithm</a> optimal for sorted lists. </p><p>The book is one of the most influential computer science books of its time and, like Wirth's other work, has been used extensively in education. </p><p>The <a href="/facts/Turbo_Pascal/2aWFEk9z">Turbo Pascal</a> compiler written by <a href="/facts/Anders_Hejlsberg/E1GJCekr">Anders Hejlsberg</a> was largely inspired by the <i>Tiny Pascal</i> compiler in Niklaus Wirth's book. </p>