A data structure is a way of organizing data in a fashion that allows particular properties of that data to be queried and/or updated efficiently.

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Normalized Database Diagram [migrated]

So I am working on my DB design skills, and have tried to create a normalized MySQL database. Here is the diagram: The reason I added the Address table is to break the address fields into separate ...
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repeating problem with Simon says game? [on hold]

overview of the assignment: Simon says game of 4 level, random number 1-4 only;start with one digit then keep adding until hit the user input level. i have few problems, and i cant seem to find them. ...
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Array implementation of Stack in C [on hold]

The code is http://ideone.com/Ha70ph I've tried to create an implementation of Stack using arrays. I am having some problem in the loop. The program runs, it asks for the choice and from switch case ...
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Populate inorder successor for all nodes

Given a binary tree where each node has following structure, write a function to populate next pointer for all nodes. The next pointer for every node should be set to point to inorder ...
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Get Height of Tree

Given the following Abstact Data Type: ...
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Create a complete binary tree

Write a program to create a complete binary tree, which includes an addItem method such that an individual element can be inserted into the tree to maintain the ...
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Implementing an ArrayList

I implemented ArrayList functionality in C as follows: ...
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Speeding up storage of about 220000 values in Core Data

I use this code on the app's first run to save about 220000 values into core data. The file Navaids.txt has about 200000 and Waypoints.txt has about 20000 lines, where I get data from each line and ...
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ArrayList implementation in C [closed]

Although I know I can use calloc then realloc to make a dynamic array in C, and that I also need a variable to keep track of the ...
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Enforcing Type with Boiler Plates

This is an implementation of Mat's List using by Pseudo-inheriting my Pythonic-List. Inheritance is not built into VBA, but it can be simulated by composing the inherited class and mimicking all it's ...
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Creating a Custom Set Data Structure in Ruby

I wrote a set DS with some useful functions. Not sure if it is a good implementation and if there are other essential functions that a set should support. ...
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Simple key-value store in C, take 2

Followup to Simple key-value store in C. Response to previous reviews You may want to hide the KVSstore structure Done. Add a comparison function pointer to KVSstore. If this pointer is ...
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Simple key-value store in C

I needed a simple key-value store. Here's what I came up with. Usage Use kvs_create and kvs_destroy to create stores and clean ...
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Traversing and printing complex Dictionary types (Scripting.Dictionary) - Dictionary inside of a Dictionary

Based on this SO post - also reposted on vba4all.com with a few more details and explanations. Please notice there currently is no error handling whatsoever as I didn't analyse and consider any traps ...
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Autocomplete Trie Optimization

I'm currently playing with the Typeahead problem on Talentbuddy. There are already 2 questions on this subject (Typeahead Talent Buddy and Typeahead autocomplete functionality challenge), but none of ...
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VBA Python-like List Class

VBA's Collection class is lacking so I created a basic List class using Python's as a template. This could make future derived ...
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Dynamically-sized stack - follow-up 3

Follow up of - Dynamically-sized stack - follow-up 2 I've took the tips given to me, and what I did now is: Use same case type for type stack and it's functions Returning 1 if push failed due to an ...
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Queue Implementation using a Linked List

For understanding the concepts, I've implemented the Queue data structures using a linked list. Is there anything to improve? LinkList.java ...
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Yet Another Fraction

A recent question inspired me to implement a Fraction class. I decided to write this one in vba, because I like writing tools for the poor souls that still have to ...
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Dynamically-sized stack - follow-up 2

Follow up of - Dynamically-sized stack - follow up I've took the tips given to me, and what I did now is: changing the function names to have a prefix making the ...
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Dynamically-sized stack - follow up

Follow up of - Which is a better implementation of a stack data structure (based on an array)? Please review my stack implementation from before. I've made it dynamically sized if needed and made a ...
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Find the Max Width Of Tree

1 / \ 2 3 / \ \ 4 5 8 / \ 6 7 Width of a tree is maximum of widths of all levels. For the above tree, width ...
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Number of maximal PAIRS-values

I had an interview question like this: In a company there are different people. One can measure how well they suits for pair coding as follows: First, let us compute the PAIRS-value which ...
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Lightweight tabulation written in Python

I wrote this module in python for some minor tabulation needs in my science projects. This was very helpful for testing, debugging and plotting various data. I often use dictionaries for storing such ...
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Bubble sorting in C

I've been into algorithms lately, so I wanted to apply a simple algorithm using a language of my choice, which was C in this case. I've implemented the bubblesort algorithm (for strings) in a simple ...
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Managing student budgets

I have just started to play around with C++ and I want to make my code efficient and clutter free. Please critique this code constructively and give feedback that will help me in my programming ...
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Find swapped nodes in BST

A BST has two nodes swapped. Figure out which two nodes. Looking for code-review, optimizations and best practices. ...
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Josephus Problem in Java

Problem The Josephus Problem is a famous mathematical puzzle that goes back to ancient times. There are many stories to go with the puzzle. One is that Josephus was one of a group of Jews who ...
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Scorekeeper for a game

The code is not for any project, I just want to know the best coding practices. The code is also on GitHub. ...
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Implementation of a AVL Tree

I attempted to write a AVL Tree in a functional style and I am hoping to get it reviewed. I am looking for the code to be clear and concise, any opportunity for improvement would be greatly ...
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Print all nodes that are at distance k from a leaf node

Given a binary tree and a positive integer \$k\$, print all nodes that are distance \$k\$ from a leaf node. Here, the meaning of distance is different from the previous post. Here, \$k\$ ...
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Find floor and ceiling in the BST

Find ceiling and floor in the BinarySearchTree. Looking for code-review, optmizations and best practices. ...
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Find all possible interpretations of an array of digits

Consider a coding system for alphabets to integers where 'a' is represented as 1, 'b' as 2, .. 'z' as 26. Given an array of digits (1 to 9) as input, write a function that prints all valid ...
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Maximum sum between two leaf nodes

Given a binary tree in which each node element contains a number. Find the maximum possible sum from one leaf node to another. The maximum sum path may or may not go through root. For ...
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A struct within a class [closed]

I have a struct lying in a class as below, which I think is not good. Structs should be in a separate file, however, in this case, this struct is only used in a ...
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Check if two nodes are cousins in a Binary Tree

Given the binary Tree and the two nodes say ‘a’ and ‘b’, determine whether the two nodes are cousins of each other or not. Two nodes are cousins of each other if they are at same level and have ...
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Implementing DAO with SOLID

I might not be keeping with Single Responsibility with my DAO. I also implement a custom observable through update. It makes sense because when something changes in the data, then it makes sense for ...
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Delete duplicates from unsorted linked list

E.g: if a linked list contains 2->3->1->3->4 then the result should be 2->3->1->4. Notice that 3 has been eliminated. This code is attributed to GeeksforGeeks. I'm looking for code-review, ...
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Find a triplet from three linked lists with sum equal to a given number

Given three linked lists, say a, b and c, find one node from each list such that the sum of the values of the nodes is equal to a given number. For example, if the three linked lists are ...
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Family finances - tracking and reporting

I am looking for clean way to accumulate amounts within a input dataset. In this example, there are 18 rows of data, and the output is a 3 rows of data, accumulated by Key, by ExpenseType. My ...
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Delete alternate nodes of a linked list

If the linked list is 1->2->3->4 then the output should be 1->3. If the linked list is 1->2->3->4->5, then the output should be 1->3->5. The question is attributed to GeeksForGeeks. I'm looking ...
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Remove all nodes which don't lie in any path with sum >= k

Given a binary tree, a complete path is defined as a path from root to a leaf. The sum of all nodes on that path is defined as the sum of that path. Given a number K, you have to remove (prune the ...
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Extract Leaves of a Binary Tree in a Doubly Linked List

Given a Binary Tree, extract all leaves of it in a Doubly Linked List (DLL). Note that the DLL need to be created in-place. Assume that the node structure of DLL and Binary Tree is same, only the ...
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Given only a pointer to a node to be deleted in a singly linked list, how do you delete it?

Example: If a linkedlist list contains 10->20->30->40, and 2nd node has to be deleted then the output should be 10->30->40 This question is attributed to Geeksforgeeks. Looking for code-review, ...
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Should this container be a struct or a class?

I have a class that serves purely as a data container for passing values from a parsing class to a class responsible for saving the data. I have been wondering whether it would be more appropriate as ...
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Getting the index (x,y) of a char in a “2D” list in Haskell

I have this working function circuitFind that I really don't find nice because I feel there is a better and simpler way to accomplish what it does. ...
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Delete nodes in linkedlist whose next node is greater

Given a singly linked list, remove all the nodes which have a greater value on right side. Examples: a) The list 12->15->10->11->5->6->2->3->NULL should be changed to ...
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Check if all leaves are at same level

Check if all leaves are at same level. This question is attributed to geek for geeks. Looking for code-review, optimization and best practices. ...