A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms

Wrapping Up

The Quicksort and Quickselect algorithms are recursive algorithms that present beautiful and efficient solutions to thorny problems. They’re great examples of how a non-obvious but well-thought-out algorithm can boost performance.

Algorithms aren’t the only things that are recursive. Data structures can be recursive as well. The data structures that we will encounter in the next few chapters—linked list, binary tree, and graph—use their recursive natures to allow for speedy data access in their own ingenious ways.

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