[plt-scheme] Great books on algorithms?

On Nov 8, 2007 9:52 AM, Matthias Felleisen <matthias at ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
> So we compromise.

We were talking about this at work today, specifically why folks don't
want to take some time to learn to better understand that which they
are doing versus "just [barely] making it work".

Is this compromise necessary because of today's culture? Are folks so
burned out or worried about making ends meet? Or is there no longer a
perceived value in understanding "that which we do"? Are folks no
longer introspective?