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?

[algorithm] An algorithm is a sequence of well-defined steps that defines an abstract solution to a problem. Sign up to watch this tag and see more personalized content Watch tag Go to Wiki 121,491 …

An algorithm is a series of steps (a process) for performing a calculation, whereas a function is the mathematical relationship between parameters and results. A function in programming is different …

Mar 28, 2013 · Is it correct to say that everywhere recursion is used a for loop could be used? And if recursion is usually slower what is the technical reason for ever using it over for loop iteration? And if i...

May 26, 2010 · Is there example implementation of Peterson algorithm for mutual exclusion in Java?

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 …

Nov 25, 2011 · While solving a geometry problem, I came across an approach called Sliding Window Algorithm. Couldn't really find any study material/details on it. What is the algorithm about?

May 23, 2017 · Therefore, if there is algorithm that works by repeatedly reducing the problem to a subproblem of size that is the square root of the original problem size, that algorithm will terminate …

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 …

Jul 16, 2009 · 27 The default hash algorithm changed to HMACSHA256 in the .NET 4.0 Framework. Note that unlike SHA-1, HMAC SHA-256 is a keyed hash. If your hashes are behaving non …