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Re:Rob Pike's Rules of Programming (1989) by dogbox on Wednesday August 12, 2020 @04:28PM (#24136519)
> Rule 5. Data dominates. If you've chosen the right data structures and organized things well, the algorithms will almost always be self-evident. Data structures, not algorithms, are central to programming.

Is "data structures" the correct term here? Assuming I'm not misinterpreting, the usage of "data structures" can be misleading - one usually thinks of things like BST's and hash tables, which are inherently tied to algorithms. I feel like "data modeling" better captures the intended meaning here.

Re:Rob Pike's Rules of Programming (1989) by hellofunk on Thursday August 13, 2020 @04:20AM (#24141109)
A custom type is also a data structure and that is usually what I think quotes like these refer to.