Questions regarding efficient storing and representing data within a software application.
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Efficient Data Structure for holding a graph
Problem Link - http://opc.iarcs.org.in/index.php/problems/NUMTRIPLE
In my opinion, the problem can be solved by a data structure, that shows how each number is connected to another, and via recursion ...
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Data-structures and memory allocation [closed]
I have a structure:
struct student
{
int id_number;
char first_name[30];
char gender;
};
When I try to enter the gender field it does not work. Skip over this step. Why does that ...
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Good Data Structure book to improve programming logic for children [closed]
My cousin (Age 10) who studies in Standard 5. He wants to learn programming and programming logic.
Which book or resources should I refer? Is there any Good Data Structure book to improve ...
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Abstract Data Type and Data Structure [duplicate]
It's quite difficult for me to understand these terms. I searched on google and read a little on Wikipedia but I'm still not sure. I've determined so far that:
Abstract Data Type is a definition of ...
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0answers
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Lectures on data structure [closed]
I am looking for good online video lectures on advanced data structures. From advanced data structure I mean topics like trees, hashing , Dynamic memory management , heaps. Any reference for good ...
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Will B-Trees and Other Data Structures Become Obsolete With The Advent of Solid State Drives?
Many (perhaps most?) database applications today use B-Trees and variations to store data, because this data structure optimizes the read, write and seek operations on a hard disk (and these ...
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When to use DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph) in programming?
I recently found a framework named ecto.
In this framework, a basic component named "plasm", which is the ecto Directed Acyclic Graph.In ecto, plasm can be operated by ecto scheduler.
I am ...
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How DateTime data type is stored in different database systems? [closed]
I'm curious about how date and time related datatypes are stored in different database architectures?? How data structures for datatime dts are different in different DBMSs?
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Min cost concatenation alignment
I am doing a project on data mining.
I have a very large string of size, say n and many small strings, l_1,l_2.. each of size at most m. I want to find the sequence of small strings such that their ...
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Do I need to understand algorithms and data structures to be called a programmer? [closed]
It has been six years since I have been coding. Coding into all kinds of things like ActionScript, JavaScript, Java, PHP, Ajax, XML HTML, ASP, etc. I have used arrays, maps, linked lists, sets, etc ...
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How do I learn algorithms and data structures? [closed]
This is in continuation to my previous question where I asked is it necessary to learn algorithms and data structures. I feel yes it is.
Now I work in an environment where I won't ever get the chance ...
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1answer
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Bayes filtering and data storage with expansive data sets
I am looking to write a Bayes filter that will act as an indicator of topic for a number of topics with a variable number of sources. Given a really big number of RSS feeds and here really big might ...
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Storing User Form Data
I am trying to come up with a data schema/methodology for storing the data collected from various different user application forms.
All forms contain the basic info like name, address, etc but then ...
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2answers
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About Artificial Intelligence [closed]
I am interested in starting a career in artificial intelligence.
Can anyone suggest how I could prepare for this?
What languages should I study that would be best for this career choice?
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1answer
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Optimal Data Structure for our own API
I'm in the early stages of writing an Emacs major mode for the Stack Exchange network; if you use Emacs regularly, this will benefit you in the end.
In order to minimize the number of calls made to ...
