#Data Structures

Compare three Go slice sorting methods: sort.Interface, sort.Slice with closures, and modern generic slices.Sort with type safety.

Redowan Delowar·Mar 22·5 min read

Debug tricky nil comparisons in Go interfaces. Understand dynamic types, type assertions, and use reflect for generic nil checking.

Redowan Delowar·Mar 12·4 min read

Avoid common Go slice mistakes: shared backing arrays, nil vs empty slices, append behavior, and slice copying pitfalls explained.

Redowan Delowar·Feb 6·5 min read

Implement topological sorting in Go to order tasks by dependencies. Process directed acyclic graphs for build systems and scheduling.

Redowan Delowar·Oct 13·4 min read

Master Go type assertions with i.(T) syntax and type switches. Extract concrete types from interfaces safely with ok idiom examples.

Redowan Delowar·Jan 31·5 min read

Learn how to use associative arrays in Bash to create key-value pairs, mimic dictionaries, and manage complex data structures in shell scripts.

Redowan Delowar·May 3·4 min read

Emulate Python's random.choice in SQLite using JSON arrays and the random() function. Populate tables with realistic test data efficiently.

Redowan Delowar·Sep 2·3 min read

Understand CPython list memory allocation: how lists store pointer references, grow dynamically, and when pre-allocation with [None]*n helps.

Redowan Delowar·Mar 27·3 min read

Build custom data structures with Python's collection.abc mixins, abstract base classes, and interfaces for dict-like and set-like objects.

Redowan Delowar·Jul 3·18 min read