Conceptually, linked lists are a good first step for learning trees/graphs (and hashmap implementation).
Practically, linked lists are essentially useless unless you're doing interviews or some niche low level programming.
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Conceptually, linked lists are a good first step for learning trees/graphs (and hashmap implementation).
Practically, linked lists are essentially useless unless you're doing interviews or some niche low level programming.
reread the first two paragraphs