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Learning JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms - Third Edition

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Learning JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms - Third Edition

Overview of this book

A data structure is a particular way of organizing data in a computer to utilize resources efficiently. Data structures and algorithms are the base of every solution to any programming problem. With this book, you will learn to write complex and powerful code using the latest ES 2017 features. Learning JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms begins by covering the basics of JavaScript and introduces you to ECMAScript 2017, before gradually moving on to the most important data structures such as arrays, queues, stacks, and linked lists. You will gain in-depth knowledge of how hash tables and set data structures function as well as how trees and hash maps can be used to search files in an HD or represent a database. This book serves as a route to take you deeper into JavaScript. You’ll also get a greater understanding of why and how graphs, one of the most complex data structures, are largely used in GPS navigation systems in social networks. Toward the end of the book, you’ll discover how all the theories presented in this book can be applied to solve real-world problems while working on your own computer networks and Facebook searches.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Having fun with algorithms


We do not learn algorithms only because we need to study them in college or want to become developers. You can become a better professional by boosting your problem solving skills using the algorithms you learned in this book as a way of solving problems.

The best way of boosting our knowledge in problem solving is practicing, and practicing does not need to be boring. In this section, we will present some websites that you can go to and start having fun with algorithms (and even earn some cash while doing so!).

Here is a list of some useful websites (some of them do not support a solution written in JavaScript, but we can apply the logic we discussed in this book to other programming languages as well):

  • UVa Online Judge (http://uva.onlinejudge.org/): This site contains a set of problems used in several programming contests around the world, including the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), which is sponsored by IBM. (If you are still in college...