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Jeff also owns this domain that redirects to this book: algorithms.wtf

• nequo 4y ago
  Oh wow, that's very cool. Did he do this as a SEO hack or just as an easy-to-remember shortcut for his book? His illinois.edu page is the second hit for me for "algorithms wtf" in DuckDuckGo and the first hit in Google. There is a non-zero probability that I would find his book by searching for that. Edit: Sorry if this came across as disrespectful. I don't think that a SEO hack in this case is bad. If you put your care and attention into writing and revising a 472-page textbook, you want people to find it. There's nothing wrong with that.
  • quantumduck 4y ago
    I don't think Jeff cares about SEO. He was out probably looking for a simple domain and I'm sure algorithms.com, algorithms.org etc. were already taken. If I had to pick between say algorithms.me and algorithms.wtf, I'd definitely go with the second one, especially because students like me will remember it for life.
  • jrumbut 4y ago
    In the linked page he refers to it as a more memorable link and presents it as an easy way to comply with the terms of this book's CC license. "Oh you're looking for an algorithms textbook, have you tried..."