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So really you're saying that actually you don't need to be able to implement these off-the-cuff, but you should understand big-O and based on the sort of data y

So really you're saying that actually you don't need to be able to implement these off-the-cuff, but you should understand big-O and based on the sort of data you have, pick the best algorithm from a table like this one: http://bigocheatsheet.com/ http://bigocheatsheet.com/ ?

burntsushi 10y ago
Eh. I wouldn't put it that way. I'd say you need enough experience to know what you don't know. Which is hard and will vary based on the problem you're trying to solve. A simple cheat sheet won't be enough.