title: Jun 08 2020 - 11:45:57 PM
date: 2020-06-08 23:45:57
slug: 08-234557
status: published
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categories: bug
categories: algorithm
categories: code
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It surprises me how the #bug in an #algorithm can be in the hidden cost of not having the right data structure. Storing "knowledge" as an assumption of order or lack of. Such subtlety. #code