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Karsten Schmidt @[email protected] · 2026-05-28 · 20:11 UTC

RE: https://cosocial.ca/@rhempel/116650230030112969

For two decades I've been making that same point (below), also specifically for computational/algorithmic art. It's also been a key topic in many of my past workshops. More than just being about performance, data structure literacy (at least awareness of options) can be a powerful tool/help for expressing and actualizing ideas in the first place, especially for interactive situations (where using the right or wrong or no data structure can be a make-or-break in some situations).

Yet, most of the the time, I felt these efforts to encourage more attention on improving algorithmic literacy in the design/art world have mostly received disinterest or even active pushback (e.g. the classic "to learn how to drive you don't need to know how a combustion engine works" argumentation) etc.

In one of my roles last year, I was responsible for optimizing the performance of several art pieces by well known, celebrated "algorithmic artists" to allow their pieces to run at least with an "alright" frame rate on the company's chosen Android hardware (Snapdragon 8 based). Oftentimes the given code was extremely naive, unoptimized spaghetti and I managed to achieve 2-8x performance boosts. This is not to brag, but to illustrate the wider problem! If one's supposed expertise & claim to fame is "algorithmic art", then one should also strive a little (more) to become proficient in said medium. Good knowledge of data structures and at least a passing interest in performance & hardware are key attention points towards achieving that (in my view)...

The RAM and GPU price explosions will likely "encourage" a little more awareness in the future (not just for arty stuff)... Then again, mass slop coding is a strong counter force/movement... 🤷‍♂️

Also previously:

https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/116323268206171198
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115791275814738584
https://mastodon.thi.ng/@toxi/115791712519666535

#DataStructures #Performance #Optimization #AlgorithmicArt #AlgoApril

#datastructures #performance #optimization #algorithmicart #algoapril

codingmavrick @[email protected] · 2026-05-24 · 04:14 UTC

Mastering Python Data Structures: Implementing Lists, Tuples, and Dictionaries in 2025

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##PythonProgramming ##DataStructures ##CodingTips ##BackendDevelopment

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codingmavrick @[email protected] · 2026-05-24 · 04:14 UTC

Mastering Python Data Structures: Implementing Lists, Tuples, and Dictionaries in 2025

As we head into 2026, efficient data management remains the backbone of scalable software architecture. Understanding how to leverage Python built-in structures is no longer optional for developers ai...

📺 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho8YZ9jTPfA

##PythonProgramming ##DataStructures ##CodingTips ##BackendDevelopment

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PHP Architect @[email protected] · 2026-05-20 · 16:00 UTC

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yugaego 🌍 @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 06:14 UTC

I would love to see more technical articles and books written with the same level of clarity.

"Index 1,600,000,000 Keys with Automata and Rust" (2015) by Andrew Gallant.

https://burntsushi.net/transducers/

#article #rustlang #TechnicalWriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

#article #rustlang #technicalwriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

yugaego 🌍 @yugaego · 2026-05-14 · 06:14 UTC

I would love to see more technical articles and books written with the same level of clarity.

"Index 1,600,000,000 Keys with Automata and Rust" (2015) by Andrew Gallant.

https://burntsushi.net/transducers/

#article #rustlang #TechnicalWriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

#article #rustlang #technicalwriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

yugaego 🌍 @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 06:14 UTC

I would love to see more technical articles and books written with the same level of clarity.

"Index 1,600,000,000 Keys with Automata and Rust" (2015) by Andrew Gallant.

https://burntsushi.net/transducers/

#article #rustlang #TechnicalWriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

#article #rustlang #technicalwriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

yugaego 🌍 @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 06:14 UTC

I would love to see more technical articles and books written with the same level of clarity.

"Index 1,600,000,000 Keys with Automata and Rust" (2015) by Andrew Gallant.

https://burntsushi.net/transducers/

#article #rustlang #TechnicalWriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

#algorithms #datastructures #automaton #technicalwriting #rustlang #article

yugaego 🌍 @[email protected] · 2026-05-14 · 06:14 UTC

I would love to see more technical articles and books written with the same level of clarity.

"Index 1,600,000,000 Keys with Automata and Rust" (2015) by Andrew Gallant.

https://burntsushi.net/transducers/

#article #rustlang #TechnicalWriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

#article #rustlang #technicalwriting #automaton #datastructures #algorithms

HackerNoon @[email protected] · 2026-05-03 · 20:01 UTC

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