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Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with JavaScript

By : Kashyap Mukkamala
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Hands-On Data Structures and Algorithms with JavaScript

By: Kashyap Mukkamala

Overview of this book

Data structures and algorithms are the fundamental building blocks of computer programming. They are critical to any problem, provide a complete solution, and act like reusable code. Using appropriate data structures and having a good understanding of algorithm analysis are key in JavaScript to solving crises and ensuring your application is less prone to errors. Do you want to build applications that are high-performing and fast? Are you looking for complete solutions to implement complex data structures and algorithms in a practical way? If either of these questions rings a bell, then this book is for you! You'll start by building stacks and understanding performance and memory implications. You will learn how to pick the right type of queue for the application. You will then use sets, maps, trees, and graphs to simplify complex applications. You will learn to implement different types of sorting algorithm before gradually calculating and analyzing space and time complexity. Finally, you'll increase the performance of your application using micro optimizations and memory management. By the end of the book you will have gained the skills and expertise necessary to create and employ various data structures in a way that is demanded by your project or use case.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright and Credits
PacktPub.com
Contributors
Preface
5
Simplify Complex Applications Using Graphs
Index

Contributors

About the author

Kashyap Mukkamala has been a JavaScript enthusiast since he first started working with it back in 2011. Apart from his fun side projects using IoT devices (Arduino, LeapMotion, and AR Drones) and mobile applications (PhoneGap, Ionic, and NativeScript), his corporate experience has been focused around building scalable web SPAs for Fortune 100 companies. Over the past few years, Kashyap has also been a JavaScript instructor for his company and has trained a few hundred students.

I would like to thank my wife, parents, and colleagues at Egen Solutions who have provided me with their support and motivation to write this book. I would also like to thank the amazing team at Packt Publishing who put in a lot of effort behind the scenes to mold this book into its final form.

 

About the reviewer

Todd Zebert is a full stack web developer, currently at Miles. He has been a technical reviewer for a number of books and videos, is a frequent presenter at conferences on JavaScript, Drupal, and related technologies, and has a technology blog on Medium. Todd has a diverse background in technology including infrastructure, network engineering, PM, and IT leadership. He started in web development with the original Mosaic browser. Todd is an entrepreneur and part of the LA startup community. He's a believer in volunteering, open source, Maker/STEM/STEAM, and contributing back.

I’d like to thank the JavaScript community, especially the Node and Angular communities, and also the Drupal community. Finally, I’d like to thank my teen son, Alec, with whom I get to share an interest in technology and science with, while doing Maker-ish things together, with microcontrollers and other electronics.

 

 

 

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