DSA roadmaps

Data structures and algorithms roadmaps: from Big-O to solving problems by pattern, and on to competitive programming, in the language you choose.

56 paths
3295 topics

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Foundations

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Roadmap · Foundations
DSA and problem solving roadmap
Data structures and patterns
The path
1. 1Complexity and Big-O
2. 2Arrays, hashing, linked lists, stacks and queues
3. Recursion, sorting and searching
+ 5 more
- 8 stages
- 52 topics
- ~14 months
Opens with credits
Roadmap · Foundations
University to job-ready roadmap
Semester by semester plan for CS students
The path
1. 1Learn beyond the syllabus
2. 2Git and GitHub as your portfolio
3. Problem solving, a little every week
+ 5 more
- 8 stages
- 64 topics
- ~25 months
Opens with credits
Roadmap · Foundations
Competitive programming roadmap
Codeforces, AtCoder, ICPC
The path
1. 1C++ for contests
2. 2Maths basics
3. Greedy and sorting
+ 7 more
- 10 stages
- 60 topics
- ~9 months
Opens with credits

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