Data Structures – Page 9 – The Renegade Coder

As you can probably suspect, I'm about to launch a brand new series on data structures. So, let's dive in! Remembering the Past Year Before I get into data structures, I want to just chat a little bit about how my life has changed over the past year. For instance, I... Graduated from collegeWatched the Cavs and Pens win championshipsMoved into my first apartment (meaning I pay all the bills myself)Took a trip to Pittsburgh for my 4th Warped TourStarted my career with GE TransportationPaid my first phone, electric, and gas billsStarted paying off my student loansStarted investing in a 401K, Acorns, and StashDove into A-CourseStarted a side hustle with a couple friendsWatched the Indians blow a 3-1 leadTraveled to New York for a leadership trainingAbandoned a life draining side projectStarted The Renegade CoderGrew apart from some lifelong friendsPicked up a new kittenTraveled out to Richmond for my first NASCAR raceFinished A-CourseScored two tickets off my sister to attend my first Stanley Cup hockey game And of course, I played a ton of Overwatch, watched a lot of hockey and anime, and practiced Spanish like mad. I foresee so much more changing in just a few months. For example, I plan to... Move to Atlanta, Georgia to further my career in software developmentTravel to Mexico for a leadership training I even have some plans that I want to keep a secret for a little while. Though I'll give a hint - two of those plans are major milestones in life. :) Regardless, I usually take life one day at a time, so it's no surprise I'm only able to come up with two upcoming events. That or I'm just starting to settle down a bit! What's to Come for The Renegade Coder? To add to those lists, I've decided to launch the second set of tutorials at a blistering pace. Of course, I'm not doing this just for fun! I actually had an intern at work make a request for it. They were interested in learning more about data structures, so I've decided to go ahead and launch that series in tandem. For this to be possible, I'll need to release a topic before Friday each week. As a result, I expect some of the extra materials to be abbreviated at least for a short while. Also, since I really wanted this to be my third series, I'll have to avoid some core Java concepts (primarily inheritance, polymorphism, etc.). Instead, the series will be more focused on the theory behind these structures. Data Structures Series Schedule With that said, the following is my intended schedule for the next few weeks: Big O NotationArraysLinked ListsStacksQueuesTreesHashesGraphsSorting (likely an introduction - I'd love to run an entire series on sorting)Review I'm going to start drafting up material for the first few lessons tonight. Then I'll have a better idea of the amount of time that'll need to go into getting them all done. The goal is to have at least the lesson done by Friday of each week. That way I know I'm ready to cover the subject in person. After each lesson, I'll go back and make some edits. Hopefully, this will result in a solid set of tutorials! :) User Requests If there's any subject that you want to see in particular, let me know in the comments below. I'm debating running a couple series at the same time, so I can tackle subjects as needed.