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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by jihadjihad on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:48AM (#23845153)
I think one of the main takeaways of his post is that anything is survivable when n is small, and that the overhead required to spool up more robust data structures just isn't worth it for small n.
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Re:Data structures and algorithms I actually used while work... by spaetzleesser on Wednesday July 15, 2020 @09:52AM (#23845216)
I often find that the actual number that could be called “Small” in this sense is often quite large. Computers are very fast these days.
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