It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.
—Sherlock Holmes, “A Study in Scarlet” (1877)
Data structures are often not analyzed as carefully as a software architecture would have been, but they definitely have their spot on the stage. Choosing them correctly has a lot of benefits, including
Readability since the wrong data structures can make the code more complex than what actually required.
- Better design because they are strictly related to project’s requirements:
How data can be ...
