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		jdeaton on Aug 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Good programmers worry about data structures and t... I dont understand what it means to “move complexity into data”

gowld on Aug 16, 2024 [–]

Complicated algorithm over an array vs simple algorithm over trees and tables and sets and records.

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