Using the algorithmic technique of backtracking to solve the famous N Queens chess puzzle.
Detecting a Cycle in a Linked Lists
I was asked for a solution to this question on quora in the C programming section, and since i put a detailed answer there, i figured i would post my solutions here as well to reach a broader audience.
Where we left off...
When we last left off we had the basics of our game engine in and character classes in place. In this section we will be covering basic Procedural Dungeon Generation.
Grids & Graphs
Grids are a special cases of Graphs called Lattice Graphs, and they show up and time and time again, particularly in Game Development. Certain categories of games, such as Rogue like games are heavily grid based.
Self Balanced Binary Search Trees
When it comes to balanced search trees, their is a wealth to choose from: Red/Black and its associated variants, AVL trees, scape goat trees, splay trees, and the list goes on, and not to mention the non
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Improving mgcLisp's define syntax
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Separating the Men from the Boys, Knuth Style
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Reducing rotations during deletion from AVL trees
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Parsing Lisp: From Data To Code
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Swiz Heaps: A deterministic modification of Randomized Meldable Heaps
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Let's talk Eval/Apply
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BST Deletion: Removal By Merge
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Dictionary Based Compression: The LZW Algorithm
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Taking Action: Compiling Procedures to P-Code
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Making Decisions: Compiling If Statements to P-Code