Awesome Algorithms

Category: Themed Directories
Brand: tayllan
URL: https://github.com/tayllan/awesome-algorithms#readme

Description

Awesome Algorithms is a curated directory of resources for learning, understanding, and practicing algorithms. It aggregates links to educational materials, practice platforms, and references across multiple formats and difficulty levels.

Features

• Curated resource list

  • Focused specifically on algorithms and related computer science topics.
  • Collects learning and practice resources from multiple sources and formats.

• Beginner-Friendly section

  • Resources explicitly oriented toward newcomers to algorithms.
  • Subsections include:
    • YouTube Playlist – Introductory video series for learning algorithms.
    • Book – Books suitable for beginners in algorithms and data structures.
    • Interactive Learning & Visualization – Tools and sites that visually demonstrate algorithm behavior and allow interactive experimentation.

• Programming Contest resources

  • Materials for algorithmic programming and competitive programming.
  • Subsections include:
    • Website – Online judges and practice platforms for algorithmic problems.
    • Book – Books focused on contest-style problem solving and algorithms.
    • Competition Website – Links to official competitive programming and algorithm contest sites.
    • Blog – Blogs that discuss contest problems, solutions, and algorithmic techniques.

• Theory & Fundamentals

  • Resources that cover foundational algorithm and complexity theory.
  • Subsections include:
    • Book – Theoretical and foundational algorithm textbooks.
    • Online Course – University-style or MOOC courses on algorithms and related theory.
    • YouTube Playlist – Video lecture series on core algorithm concepts.

• Production System resources

  • Links related to using algorithms in real-world, production environments (e.g., engineering practices, implementations, and system-oriented discussions).

• Database-related algorithms

  • Resources about algorithms used in databases and data management systems.

• Special Topic

  • Focused materials on particular algorithmic areas (e.g., specific paradigms or domains) grouped under a special-topic heading.

• Cheat Sheet

  • Quick-reference materials summarizing key algorithms, complexities, and patterns.

• Related Awesome List

  • Links to other "awesome"-style lists that complement or extend the algorithm-focused resources.

• Open contribution model

  • Public contribution guidelines via CONTRIBUTING.md.
  • Community-maintained with many contributors.

• License

  • Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing sharing and adaptation with attribution.

Pricing

• Not applicable. This is an open, freely accessible GitHub list of resources.

Tags

• computer-science
• education
• awesome-lists