Should you avoid linked lists? (linked list vs arrays) @JacobSorber
Should you avoid linked lists? (linked list vs arrays)  @JacobSorber
Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Let's pit the linked list against the array. We all learn how to create linked lists and other linked data structures. We may have also heard about their asymptotically-fast insert and delete operations. But, linked lists' flexibility comes at a cost. This video takes you through some of the downsides, including additional memory usage, poor memory locality, and slower traversal speeds. I also include some example code (in C) to demonstrate these differences in contrast to arrays. (uses getrusage and make)
It also shows you how to define a preprocessor define from the command-line (-D).

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Makefiles: youtube.com/watch?v=a8mPKBxQ9No
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