August 2017
Intermediate to advanced
222 pages
5h 3m
English
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Wrapping Up
Hash tables are indispensable when it comes to building efficient software. With their O(1) reads and insertions, it’s a difficult data structure to beat.
Until now, our analysis of various data structures revolved around their efficiency and speed. But did you know that some data structures provide advantages other than speed? In the next lesson, we’re going to explore two data structures that can help improve code elegance and maintainability.
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