The Universal Data Structure

Re:The Universal Data Structure by belovedeagle on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @01:13PM (#9806831)

This... this is just very, very dedicated satire, right?

Let's replace main memory with hash maps and then implement existing data structures on that.

Yes. This is satire.

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Re:The Universal Data Structure by hDeraj on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @01:15PM (#9806846)

Also note that the post is tagged as 'bad-theory'

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Re:The Universal Data Structure by msutherl on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @01:29PM (#9806961)

"Unlike most academic work that has little to no practical implications, I think blindly following the stuff here will prove to be incalculably beneficial for you."

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Re:The Universal Data Structure by veddox on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @03:37PM (#9807901)

One commenter on the page said: "In retrospect this post is obviously satire."

I would agree - didn't realize it at first, but it does sound a bit too OTT on second thoughts...

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Re:The Universal Data Structure by samatman on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @05:38PM (#9808582)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Content-addressable_memory

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Re:The Universal Data Structure by belovedeagle on Wednesday July 01, 2015 @01:17AM (#9810194)

... is entirely different? I'm not sure what you're trying to say, since all you did was post a link.

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