A stack is a last in, first out (LIFO) abstract data type and data structure. Perhaps the most common use of stacks is to store subroutine arguments and return addresses.

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Java Stack Implementation with Generics

I've written an implementation of a Stack data structure using a linked list. Stack.java ...
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How to make my algorithm faster

I know my algorithm is very naive and slow for this problem. I would like to learn how to improve upon it? ...
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Custom concurrent stack implementation in Java

I don't want to use synchronized for sizeof method, any suggestion to implement the method thread safe? ...
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Program looks for correct balance of ( [ and { in expression

I'm still new to programming. (First exposure was school about a year ago), and for some reason this problem really gave me a lot of problems trying to solve it. Can you help me understand what I ...
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Tail-recursive call vs looping for a Poker app

I'm developing a Poker app. It is almost done, and I'm looking for improvement. One of the things I wonder is whether I should change how I perform iterations. I currently iterate by using ...
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Sort stack in ascending order

I am using two more helper stacks to sort. Kindly suggest improvements in terms of space and time. ...
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Implement MyQueue using two stacks

I am taking a helper stack, which is used during dequeue. Kindly suggest improvement or some solution with less complexity. ...
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Stack having push, pop and return min in O(1)

I am using a class which is taking care of minimum value so far. Please let me know of any improvements or suggestions. ...
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Reverse Polish Notation Calculator in Java

I created a highly effective Reverse Polish Notation calculator using Java 8, but am uncertain if there are any better ways to handle the problem. Feedback on any evident taboos and bugs is greatly ...
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Implementing Multi-File Programs in Vitsy

I'm the proud owner of the Vitsy programming language, which I've been working on for some time (except recently, because high school). It's only been used in PPCG so far, but I hope to expand it to ...
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Implementation of stack

Task: Create a class RPNStack which represents a stack of objects of type Node. Class RPNStack contains only one private field top of type Node. Objects of type Node represent data that ...
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Simple stack structure in C

I just started to learn C, and for practicing, I tried to implement a simple stack data structure, and I want to know if I'm making any mistakes, or how could I improve it: My stack.h: ...
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C Stack data structure

I have implemented a Stack data structure in C and I would like to know if there is something that could be improved. Stack using linked list: ...
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Sort a stack of numbers in ascending order only using push

I have a stack of numbers ranging from 1 to 1 million representing a pile of numbered DVDs. Given the stack in random order I am to sort the stack by only taking an element from the stack and push it ...
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Given a path to a directory, print the path to the biggest file in it

Here is my code. I simulated a stack rather than used some regular recursive algorithm because I needed to keep track of two variables: the path to the biggest file and its size. Besides I wrote a few ...
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Mutable stack in Racket

I'm learning Racket and have implemented a mutable stack, which is just a bunch of wrappers around an underlying struct containing a size and buffer list (so it's ...
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Infix to postfix implementation using a stack

I have implemented a "infix-to-postfix" function that takes as input a list representing the parsed expression, resulted from applying a certain regular expression to an expression, and I would like ...
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Sorting a Stack in ascending order

Here's my implementation of sorting a stack in ascending order. The problem statement is as follows : Write a program to sort a stack in ascending order (with biggest items on top). You may use ...
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Traversing a stack in my DFS algorithm for finding a path in a maze

I am trying to get this code running as fast as possible when traversing through my stack of my DFS currently the input files are like so: ...
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LinkedListy-Stack

I came across this interesting question while reading 'Cracking the coding Interview' and came up with a simple implementation. Any suggestions are welcomed. Imagine a (literal) stack of plates. ...
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C++ Stack implementation using std::list

I have the following 'interface' to the C++ std::list and I was wondering how I could make it go faster. In particular, it needs to be able to evaluate up to two ...
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SortedStack implementation in Java

This is a data structure that supports the push(), pop() and isEmpty() operations and ...
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Simple Stack Implementation in C

This is my implementation of the stack data type in C language. It is static meaning it does not grow in size. Any suggestions or feedback would be much appreciated. ...
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Stack implementation in Java

Here's my implementation of a Stack in Java, all feedback welcome. ...
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Memory leak in Java's stack implementation

Recently I was asked to implement a stack specifically for storing 'int' type data and find memory leaks. Isn't the garbage collector responsible for releasing all the memory? What are the possible ...
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Array-based stack data structure in Java

I've recently been writing simple data structures, even though they exist in the library it helps me understand them a lot better. ...
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Postfix evaluation using a stack in c

I have written a program to evaluate a postfix expression using a stack. I had my stack implementation using a linked list reviewed here, so I am only including the header file here. I have taken ...
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Array implementation of Java Stack

As an exercise, I wanted to make an array implementation of Stack, including most of the methods from the native Java Stack. ...
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Stack implementation with move semantics

I have implemented a basic stack just for fun. I've just started learning about move constructors and assignment and move semantics as a whole, so I would really appreciate some feedback as to whether ...
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Stack implemented using a single linked list

I am studying data structures and I have implemented a stack using a linked list. stack.h ...
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Simple FIFO and LIFO ferry simulator

I am trying to make a ferry simulator with one ferry that works like a stack and another like a queue. I have a working class for stacks and queues with pop/push; I am trying to figure out how to ...
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Stack using two queues

I have implemented the Stack using two Queues q1 and q2 respectively as shown below in the code. I would like to get you reviews on whether it's an efficient way of implementing it or now. For Pop ...
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Implementing two stacks using single array in java

Please review the code ...
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ADT stack with a dynamic array (revision 1)

Here's the second draft of my ADT stack code which I posted here before after carrying out most of the improvements suggested there. I decided to expose a function called ...
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Stack implementation using arrays in Java

Could someone please review my code and let me know if there is any scope for optimization for better performance. ...
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ADT stack with a dynamic array

I'm starting to learn about data structures and coding in C. The stack is the simplest of all data structures so I'm trying to implement an ADT stack with dynamically allocated array in C. This ...
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Java Max-Stack implementation to return maximum value in the stack

I have written the below program to write a Java stack implementation. I have added a method which returns the maximum value in the stack, e.g, a pop. The implementation for this is based on the Max ...
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Simple implementation of a generic stack

I'm fairly new to C++ programming. To help I've been writing my own data structures for practice. I'd liked this to be judged as if it was written by a professional, and receive honest feedback. I ...
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Stack implemented with a linked list

I have made a basic stack class utilizing a linked list for data storage and \$O(1)\$ push and pop and just want some basic feedback on the class to see if there is anything basic I missed. It seems ...
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Palindrome using stack

I recently started learning Java, algorithms, and data structures. I am trying to check if a string is palindrome. I would like a review to see where and how I could improve. ...
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Stack Implementation in C++

This is my first template implementation. I'm trying to learn C++ and Algorithms. Any constructive criticism on code quality, readability is welcome. Everyone has their own style, but there are ...
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Stack using an array

I designed a simple drop-out stack a while back. Basically, I just want to get a few opinions on whether or not this is a good implementation and whether I am understanding the concept of a drop-out ...
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C++ Stack using template

I'm learning C++, so I wrote a stack with the help of templates. I'm wondering if there is anything I can improve or if I did something vastly wrong. Stack.h ...
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A data structure with push(int x), pop(), min() and max() in O(1)

I have written this Java code for a data structure which includes 3 stacks to supports four operations in \$O(1)\$: push(int x), ...
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Balanced expression checker

This program detects whether an expression is balanced or not. I would like to know how I can make this more efficient. ...
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Implemented Stack using array

I'm going to job interviews soon. How I can improve my coding style and write better code? ...
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Priority stack in Java

I have this (simple) data structure that maintains multiple LIFO stacks. Each such stack is assigned a priority. The less is the value of a priority key, the higher the priority. Pushing operation ...
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Stack implementation using Swift

I would like to request some code review and feedback on a stack implementation using Swift. Disclaimer: I might have not used protocols, optional unwrapping and error and ...