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The first problem with Linked Lists is you should almost never use them. Do they have uses? Of course! However on modern computers memory access is, roughly, mo
by forrestthewoods 4y ago
The first problem with Linked Lists is you should almost never use them. Do they have uses? Of course! However on modern computers memory access is, roughly, more expensive than CPU cycles. The Linked List has been demoted to a “special case” data structure.
The second problem is Linked Lists are taught too early. They’re historically taught first in Data Structures 101. This results in new programmers using LinkedLists first when they should be used last.