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My algorithms and data structures journey |
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2025-11-03 |
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Last edit: 2025-11-03 |
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At the end of 2023, during the month of December, I decided to do the |
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Advent of Code](https://adventofcode.com/2023) puzzles. As I thought about thes… |
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and then stopped for lack of motivation, but I wanted a slightly more rigorous… |
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My goal is not to become an expert in algorithms and data structure. Rather, I … |
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## Searching for learning resources |
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I've been looking for resources on the Internet that could give me a solid grou… |
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Advent of Code |
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### First iteration |
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The first training course I found was from |
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neetcode.io](https://neetcode.io), which unfortunately didn't suit my way of le… |
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links to problems to put the theory into practice. |
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I progressed by about 75% on the beginners' course and quickly left the advance… |
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It wasn't until the end of 2024 that I got back into it with the |
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Advent of Code 2024](https://adventofcode.com/2024) which I [fully completed |
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### Final iteration |
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Shortly afterwards, I decided to look for a new course. In my search I came acr… |
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LeetCode's |
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. In my opinion, it's the perfect resource! All the essential terms and fundame… |
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This resource has given me a solid grounding in algortihm theory, data structur… |
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notes based on it |
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in French. |
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## The results |
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I've become better at this discipline than I was before, and it's very useful. |
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It allows me to be more relevant in writing and reading professional and person… |
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## Conclusion |
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I think anyone working in tech should have a good grounding in algorithms, espe… |
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Learning algorithms and data structures is time well spent, and will always be … |
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