Practical Data Structure and Algorithm Fundamentals Every Programmer Must Know

Do you feel like programming problems bully you?

Fret not my friend, this article will provide you a comprehensive list of topics you should know regardless you want to crack an interview at a product-based company or become a freelancer who is paid based on the products you create.

Arrays

This is simply the most used data structure in the world, without the knowledge of arrays, programmers will definitely mock you.

For Arrays skills you should focus on are:

1. Searching: Linear search & binary search are absolutely essential to know.
2. Sorting: Learn a few sorting algorithms and the trade-off between them. You can start off with the easy ones like bubble sort and selection sort, but should definitely have the knowledge of insertion sort, merge sort, and quicksort.
3. Multidimensional Arrays: Don’t restrict yourself only to 1D…