Re:Joel Spolsky's resume tip for startup applicants
by wheels on Sunday January 04, 2009 @01:55PM
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Sure, now there's a real answer. :-)
What I was mostly taking offense to was: "The only tree worth using is a red-black tree." There are a number of special trees that are useful in specific domains. Especially in a comment addressed at folks that weren't familiar with tree structures, this seemed important to note.
Other than that there's nothing in there I'd disagree with. On splay trees -- they're not just simple to implement, they're also lightweight. Often useful for the cases where you only half-way care. Tries and B-trees obviously aren't general purpose.
What I was mostly taking offense to was: "The only tree worth using is a red-black tree." There are a number of special trees that are useful in specific domains. Especially in a comment addressed at folks that weren't familiar with tree structures, this seemed important to note.
Other than that there's nothing in there I'd disagree with. On splay trees -- they're not just simple to implement, they're also lightweight. Often useful for the cases where you only half-way care. Tries and B-trees obviously aren't general purpose.