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Non-Comparison Sort Algorithms for Dummies

So just what is a non-comparison sort, anyways? It is any of a class of sorting algorithms that DOES NOT rely on comparing a value to its…

May 30

Non-Comparison Sort Algorithms for Dummies

May 30

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Comparison Sort Algorithms for Dummies

Comparison sorts are just that — a class of sorting algorithms that sort values by comparing them to neighboring values. While many of the…

May 30

Comparison Sort Algorithms for Dummies

May 30

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Plan — Plan to Pivot

This last week has been wild for me:

May 28

Plan — Plan to Pivot

May 28

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Sort Algorithms for Dummies — A Summary

Coming from a non-CS background, learning sorting algorithms for the Leetcode Hunger Games was not one of my favorite things about…

May 22

Sort Algorithms for Dummies — A Summary

May 22

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Binary Search is an Intuitive & Useful Algorithm for Everyday Life

While you might have learned the quadratic equation in high school and then never used it later on in real life, Binary Search is a…

May 6

Binary Search is an Intuitive & Useful Algorithm for Everyday Life

May 6

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A React Async Image Component

In 2021 I was working on a group project with a Hack Reactor bootcamp cohort where we were making a demo shopping site as a single page…

Apr 22

A React Async Image Component

Apr 22

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Half Dome Like You’re Never Seen it Before — A Unique Usage of Tiling

What is tiling, you ask? Well, if you’ve ever used Google Maps, then you are already familiar with tiling. It is a fantastic way to…

Dec 3, 2023

Half Dome Like You’re Never Seen it Before — A Unique Usage of Tiling

Dec 3, 2023

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An Unusual Methodology to Compose Night Photographs with Stars

Aligning stars for night photography compositions can be a difficult problem in taking that perfect shot. Especially when dealing with…

Nov 24, 2023

An Unusual Methodology to Compose Night Photographs with Stars

Nov 24, 2023

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Polyline Data Structure Idea

While working on my GIS.ly project for cleaning up & editing GPS tracks, I got an idea for how to better work with the data that describes…

Nov 24, 2023

Polyline Data Structure Idea

Nov 24, 2023

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Perfectionist tendencies in a nutshell:

Perfectionist evaluations are healthy and valuable. Perfectionist executions are not.

Sep 20, 2023

Perfectionist tendencies in a nutshell:

Sep 20, 2023

Mark Thomas

Mark Thomas

Full stack software engineer & former structural engineer. Mountaineer, photographer, lifelong learner & traveler.

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