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jcalx ◴[25 Aug 25 20:34 UTC] No.45018653[source]▶

This article and its associated HN comment section continue in the long tradition of Big O Notation explainers [0] and getting into a comment kerfuffle over the finer, technical points of such notation versus its practical usage [1]. The wheel turns...

[0] https://nedbatchelder.com/text/bigo.html

[1] https://nedbatchelder.com/blog/201711/toxic_experts.html

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1. monkeyelite ◴[26 Aug 25 05:42 UTC] No.45022682[source]▶

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This is why being able to read and write math is so important. All this confusion can be answered from a one sentence definition.

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A visual introduction to big O notation