Separate .java files into packages according

[nbro]

Hi!

I was wondering if it wouldn't be better to separate the .java files into packages corresponding to specific topics (like searching, graphs, etc) instead of having all of them into a single folder/package.

[kevin-wayne]

Yes, we did consider organizing by chapter (and, in hindsight, probably should have done that). When it started it out, algs4.jar had only a dozen or os classes, so subpackages seemed like overkill. At this point, changing the structure would break alot of code, so we are hesitant to do so (but maybe it is still worth it). Best, Kevin

On Jan 1, 2017, at 4:07 PM, Nelson Brochado ***@***.***> wrote: Hi! I was wondering if it wouldn't be better to separate the .java files into packages corresponding to specific topics (like searching, graphs, etc) instead of having all of them into a single folder/package. — You are receiving this because you are subscribed to this thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or mute the thread.

Kevin Wayne Phillip Y. Goldman '86 Senior Lecturer Department of Computer Science Princeton University

[marioplumbarius]

What if we release a new version and use semver to make it possible to the users to choose which version to use?

We could advise new users to choose the latest released version and it would also be compatible with old versions.

[asarkar]

Speaking of semver, perhaps it'd make more sense if the versioning for 4th ed started from 4.0.0, instead of 1.x.y. Doing so would allow repackaging too.
Although my suggestion wouldn't break existing code, I don't see a problem even if it did. We are talking about people using the JAR for learning, and the authors have no obligation to maintain backward compatibility.