This tutorial launches a short series introducing data structures and algorithms. In Part 1, you’ll learn what a data structure is and how data structures are classified.

Building fast and highly performant data science applications requires an intimate knowledge of how data can be organized in a computer and how to efficiently perform operations such as sorting, ...

A data structure design, as defined by Idreos and his team in a recent publication, consists of 1) the data organization, 2) an optional index, and 3) the algorithms that support basic operations ...

It is largely (although not entirely) a myth that lots of software developers are good at building large scale software but weak in data structures and algorithms. Back to basics: ...