https://algomastery.dev/ A scholarly free curriculum on data structures and algorithms. New essays and concept deep-dives. en-us Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:04:25 GMT https://algomastery.dev/blog/learning-paths-that-actually-work https://algomastery.dev/blog/learning-paths-that-actually-work Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT essay https://algomastery.dev/blog/why-your-recursive-solution-works-but-you-cannot-explain-it https://algomastery.dev/blog/why-your-recursive-solution-works-but-you-cannot-explain-it Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT essay https://algomastery.dev/blog/why-arrays-beat-lists-in-practice https://algomastery.dev/blog/why-arrays-beat-lists-in-practice Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT essay https://algomastery.dev/blog/premature-abstraction https://algomastery.dev/blog/premature-abstraction Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT essay https://algomastery.dev/blog/the-texts-that-taught-me https://algomastery.dev/blog/the-texts-that-taught-me Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT essay https://algomastery.dev/blog/recognise-the-shape https://algomastery.dev/blog/recognise-the-shape Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT essay https://algomastery.dev/blog/complexity-is-a-contract https://algomastery.dev/blog/complexity-is-a-contract Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT essay given certain assumptions. When those assumptions fail, the contract is void, and fast algorithms become slow ones. This essay names the three assumptions that most often quietly fail in production.]]> https://algomastery.dev/topics/arrays https://algomastery.dev/topics/arrays Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module https://algomastery.dev/topics/linked-lists https://algomastery.dev/topics/linked-lists Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module https://algomastery.dev/topics/strings https://algomastery.dev/topics/strings Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module https://algomastery.dev/topics/hash-maps https://algomastery.dev/topics/hash-maps Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module https://algomastery.dev/topics/trees https://algomastery.dev/topics/trees Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module https://algomastery.dev/topics/dynamic-programming https://algomastery.dev/topics/dynamic-programming Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module https://algomastery.dev/topics/graphs https://algomastery.dev/topics/graphs Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module https://algomastery.dev/topics/sorting https://algomastery.dev/topics/sorting Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module preparation that makes the real goal cheap: finding duplicates, computing medians, applying two-pointer techniques, answering range queries. This module focuses less on implementing sorts (the standard library will do that better than you) and more on the decision of whether to sort at all, and which algorithmic trick each sorted-input shape unlocks.]]> https://algomastery.dev/topics/two-pointers https://algomastery.dev/topics/two-pointers Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT module