HACKER Q&A
📣 DumbArray

Does anyone else struggle with arrays?


I find it difficult to implement low-level array-based algorithms and data structures (sort, queues, stacks, etc.) from scratch, even though I'm proficient at software development in general. Is this a common thing?


  👤 superchroma Accepted Answer ✓
Generally, pretty efficient implementations of such should be already provided in most core libraries along with the data structures in question.

Are you practicing for l33tcode or something?


👤 _448
Could you be more specific what you find difficult? That will help others provide you with guidance.

👤 badpun
If you've never programmed in a lower-level language before, then it's a new skill that you have to build from the ground-up. Just keep practicising and you'll get better quickly - it's not that hard.

👤 pacerier
No (in those good times, "software development" was not overloaded to mean everything/anything so that all is said to be proficient at it).

👤 PaulHoule
Definitely it is easy to mistake 𝘪 for 𝘪+1 (or is it 𝘪-1?)

👤 joshxyz
yep to this day and age i still google how to array sorr in javascript.