Learning JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms: Edition 2
About this ebook
If you are a student of Computer Science or are at the start of your technology career and want to explore JavaScript's optimum ability, this book is for you. You need a basic knowledge of JavaScript and programming logic to start having fun with algorithms.
What You Will LearnDeclare, initialize, add, and remove items from arrays, stacks, and queuesGet the knack of using algorithms such as DFS (Depth-first Search) and BFS (Breadth-First Search) for the most complex data structuresHarness the power of creating linked lists, doubly linked lists, and circular linked listsStore unique elements with hash tables, dictionaries, and setsUse binary trees and binary search treesSort data structures using a range of algorithms such as bubble sort, insertion sort, and quick sortIn DetailThis book begins by covering basics of the JavaScript language and introducing ECMAScript 7, before gradually moving on to the current implementations of ECMAScript 6. You will gain an in-depth knowledge of how hash tables and set data structure functions, as well as how trees and hash maps can be used to search files in a HD or represent a database. This book is an accessible route deeper into JavaScript. Graphs being one of the most complex data structures you'll encounter, we'll also give you a better understanding of why and how graphs are largely used in GPS navigation systems in social networks.
Toward the end of the book, you'll discover how all the theories presented by this book can be applied in real-world solutions while working on your own computer networks and Facebook searches.
Style and approachThis book gets straight to the point, providing you with examples of how a data structure or algorithm can be used and giving you real-world applications of the algorithm in JavaScript. With real-world use cases associated with each data structure, the book explains which data structure should be used to achieve the desired results in the real world.
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About the author
Loiane Groner has over 10 years of experience in developing enterprise applications. She has worked at multinational companies, such as IBM, and nowadays she works as Software Development Manager at a financial institution, where she manages overseas solutions. Her areas of expertise include Java, Sencha technologies (Ext JS), and hybrid mobile development with PhoneGap and Ionic. She is passionate about technology, and she has dedicated herself to spreading knowledge in the software development community through her blog http://loiane.com, as guest speaker in IT conferences, and also as guest professor in university extension courses. While at university, she worked as teacher's assistant for 2 years for the Algorithms, Data Structures, and Computing Theory classes. She represented her university at the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest – Brazilian Finals (South America Regionals) and also worked as Student Delegate of SBC (Brazilian Computing Society). She won a merit award in her Senior year for being one of top three students with better GPAs in the Computer Science department and has also graduated with honors. Loiane is also the author of the books Ext JS 4 First Look, Mastering Ext JS, Mastering Ext JS - Second Edition, Sencha Architect App Development, Learning JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms, and JavaScript Regular Expression, all of them published by Packt Publishing. If you want to keep in touch, you can find Loiane on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/loianegroner), Twitter (@loiane), and also on Github (https://github.com/loiane).
