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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

Summary


In this chapter, we covered the most-used data structure: arrays. We learned how to declare, initialize, and assign values as well as add and remove elements. We learned about two-dimensional and multi-dimensional arrays as well as the main methods of an array, which will be very useful when we start creating our own algorithms in later chapters.

We also learned the new methods and functionalities that were added to the Array class in the ECMAScript 2015 and 2016 specifications.

And finally, we also learned how to make sure the array only contains values of the same type by using TypeScript or the TypeScript compile-time checking capability for JavaScript files.

In the next chapter, we will learn about stacks, which can be treated as arrays with a special behavior.