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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures by exdsq on Monday November 15, 2021 @10:10AM (#29228282)
The obvious example for me is the chapter on tape merging
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Re:Ask HN: Looking for a book on algorithms and data structures by dragontamer on Monday November 15, 2021 @01:47PM (#29230985)
Modern "RAM" is far faster at sequential than it is at random access.

So tape merging is in fact, useful again strangely enough. That's one of the sections that suddenly and surprisingly has regained relevance.

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