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No. If it was first in, last out it wouldn't be a queue, it would be a stack. Come on, author, this is literally computer science 101.
by sarciszewski 11y ago
No.
If it was first in, last out it wouldn't be a queue, it would be a stack.
Come on, author, this is literally computer science 101.
- swasheck 11y agounless they're using queue in a non-compsci parlance. i've never heard of being "last in the stack" while "stacking up" for my turn at the counter. this study seems aimed at addressing human systems, not with data structures.
- sarciszewski 11y agolooks at downvotes Wow, I didn't realize HN had such a massive stick up their ass with what was OBVIOUSLY A FUCKING JOKE.
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- Negative1 11y agoKeep in mind this article is from a British source and they tend to associate the word Queue to mean what Americans call a Line. So when he is saying a 'LIFO Queue' he means a 'LIFO Line'. And you're right, a Stack is a Comp Sci term. You're assuming this guy is Computer Scientist, which may not be true (most people are not).