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Originally Posted by jmakin
Well, almost every algorithm my proff has shown us he’s pointed out a “better” version that’s emerged since the printing of the book. Seems like there’s a lot left out there, at least when it comes to algorithms. I’m not smart enough for this crap though
Well, that kind of is what I mean though. There are "better" algorithms but most of them are only marginally better. The optimal big-O has already been found, newer algorithms are faster by a constant. Which is nice, but, you know, kinda boring? Very practical I guess.