Data Structures24 min read

Advanced Structures Wrap-Up

Bring everything together: how to think about advanced data structures, trade-offs, and when to actually use them in real projects.

David Miller
December 21, 2025
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You’ve now seen advanced structures and techniques.

What you learned - performance thinking - trees, heaps, graphs - caching and DP - advanced patterns

Big decision idea ```mermaid flowchart TD A[Problem] --> B{Need speed?} B --> C[Heap / Cache] B --> D{Need ranges?} D --> E[Segment / Fenwick] D --> F{Need relations?} F --> G[Graph / DSU] ```

Final advice - start simple - only use advanced tools when needed - clarity beats cleverness

Congratulations You now understand **advanced data structures** and how to think like a problem solver.

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