Randomized Meldable Heaps
When it comes to priority queues, the binary heap is the go-to data structure when it comes to implementation, and with good reason. Binary heaps offer worst-case logarithmic complexity for all operations that i
Foreach
The "foreach" loop is a special case of the for loop, usually enacted on a linear container such as an array or a list, where for every iteration of the loop, some action is performed on a member of the container until that actio
Computer Sciences better mouse trap
In the beginning the large majority of sort implementations were the more commonly known quadratic sorts: selection sort, insertion sort, and the omnipresent bubble sort. Radix sort was in use for the physicQuicksort
In my previous post on quick sort I covered in detail the recursive implementation of the famous sorting algorithm. In that post I mentioned that a downside of quick sort is that it has the potential to encounter worst-case quadrati
If you were stuck on a desert island with just one data structure, which would it be and why?
This is a silly but fun question, and after giving it some thought, my answer most likely shouldn't surprise most readers: A balanced binary se
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Inchworm Evaluation, Or Evaluating Prefix-Expressions with a Queue
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Data Structures For Representing Context Free Grammar
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A B Tree of Binary Search Trees
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Implementing enhanced for loops in Bytecode
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Top-Down Deletion for Red/Black Trees
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Function Closures For Bytecode VMs: Heap Allocated Activation Records & Access Links
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Pascal & Bernoulli & Floyd: Triangles
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A Quick tour of MGCLex
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Compiling Regular Expressions for "The VM Approach"
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Composable Linked Digraphs: An efficient NFA Data Structure for Thompsons Construction