
How does a 'diff' algorithm work, e.g. in VCDIFF and DiffMerge?
Here is a page that includes a bit of documentation, full source code, and examples of a diff algorithm using the techniques in the aforementioned algorithm. The source code appears to follow the basic …
algorithm - What does O (log n) mean exactly? - Stack Overflow
Feb 22, 2010 · A common algorithm with O (log n) time complexity is Binary Search whose recursive relation is T (n/2) + O (1) i.e. at every subsequent level of the tree you divide problem into half and do …
algorithm - Difference between Big-O and Little-O Notation - Stack …
Sep 1, 2009 · Algorithm A can't tell the difference between two similar inputs instances where only x 's value changes. If x is the minimum in one of these instances and not in the other, then A will fail to …
how do *you* calculate/approximate Big O? - Stack Overflow
Most people with a degree in CS know what Big O stands for. It helps us to measure how well an algorithm scales. How do you calculate or approximate the complexity of your algorithms?
Peak-finding algorithm for Python/SciPy - Stack Overflow
Apr 16, 2015 · The peak-finding algorithm would find the location of these peaks (not just their values), and ideally would find the true inter-sample peak, not just the index with maximum value, probably …
What is the best algorithm for overriding GetHashCode?
The hashing algorithm needs to be deterministic i.e. given the same input it must always produce the same output. Reduce Collisions The algorithm that calculates a hash code needs to keep hash …
What is stability in sorting algorithms and why is it important?
Oct 5, 2009 · A sorting algorithm is said to be stable if two objects with equal keys appear in the same order in sorted output as they appear in the input unsorted array. Some sorting algorithms are stable …
Color gradient algorithm - Stack Overflow
Mar 24, 2014 · Given two rgb colors and a rectangle, I'm able to create a basic linear gradient. This blog post gives very good explanation on how to create it. But I want to add one more variable to this …
c# - Algorithm to detect overlapping periods - Stack Overflow
Nov 22, 2012 · Algorithm to detect overlapping periods [duplicate] Asked 13 years, 4 months ago Modified 5 years, 7 months ago Viewed 243k times
Tower of Hanoi: Recursive Algorithm - Stack Overflow
Aug 3, 2009 · Although I have no problem whatsoever understanding recursion, I can't seem to wrap my head around the recursive solution to the Tower of Hanoi problem. Here is the code from Wikipedia: …