macOS software design: books

[MrFusion]

Over the past few years that I have been around on this board, I have seen many posts asking how to start programming. Invariably a discussion starts about which language or which books to read.
I have gone through several languages and have read the Kochan book about obj-c. I learned a lot about cocoa and basic programming (thanks everyone for answering) the last 2 years.

More and more, I find myself struggling with finding the correct algorithm for a problem instead of how to send a message or connect an action in interface builder.

There is no sense in figuring out all the common design structures and algorithms by myself, even if I could.

So, I am finally ready to spend some money (up to 50 euro) on a decent book for non-CS people about algorithms. Is there something similar to the Kochan book in quality, ease of reading and usefulness and which in the end will save me lots of time?

 

[dbell]

Not a book... but I consult this on a regular basis.

http://www.scriptol.com/programming/list-algorithms.php

 

[AlmostThere]

The Algorithm Design Manual might suit your needs.

http://www.algorist.com/

The book does not give any code directly, but describes the algorithms, some of the applications, how they work and links to implementations. Have a look through the web site (specifically the "By Problem" section), it may be more than enough to get started.

Bear in mind that choosing the right algorithm for a given problem is not a simple problem - the same problem can be solved using multiple different algorithms.