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Learning JavaScript Data  Structures and Algorithms

You're reading from   Learning JavaScript Data Structures and Algorithms Write complex and powerful JavaScript code using the latest ECMAScript

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Product type Paperback
Published in Apr 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788623872
Length 426 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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Loiane Avancini Loiane Avancini
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Preface 1. JavaScript – A Quick Overview FREE CHAPTER 2. ECMAScript and TypeScript Overview 3. Arrays 4. Stacks 5. Queues and Deques 6. Linked Lists 7. Sets 8. Dictionaries and Hashes 9. Recursion 10. Trees 11. Binary Heap and Heap Sort 12. Graphs 13. Sorting and Searching Algorithms 14. Algorithm Designs and Techniques 15. Algorithm Complexity 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

The deque data structure

The deque data structure, also known as the double-ended queue, is a special queue that allows us to insert and remove elements from the end or from the front of the queue. 

An example of a deque in real life is the typical line for movie theaters, cafeterias, and so on. For example, a person who has just bought a ticket can come back to the front of the queue just to ask for some quick information. And if the person who is at the back of the queue is in a hurry, this person can also leave the queue.

In computer science, a common application of a deque is storing a list of undo operations. Each time a user performs an operation in the software, the operation is pushed to the deque (just like in a stack). When the user clicks on the Undo button, the operation is popped from the deque, meaning it is removed from the back. After a predefined number...

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