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Why should I use Deque over Stack?

I need a Stack data structure for my use case. I should be able to push items into the data structure and I ...

May 25, 2022
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What is stack unwinding?

What is stack unwinding? Searched through but couldn’t find enlightening answer! 12 Answers 12

May 25, 2022
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Java ArrayList how to add elements at the beginning

I need to add elements to an ArrayList queue whatever, but when I call the function to add an element, I want it ...

May 25, 2022
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Does Python optimize tail recursion?

I have the following piece of code which fails with the following error: RuntimeError: maximum recursion depth exceeded I attempted to rewrite this ...

May 21, 2022
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Stack smashing detected

I am executing my a.out file. After execution the program runs for some time then exits with the message: **** stack smashing detected ...

May 15, 2022
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Android: Clear the back stack

In Android I have some activities, let’s say A, B, C. In A, I use this code to open B: Intent intent = ...

May 11, 2022
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How to implement a queue using two stacks?

Suppose we have two stacks and no other temporary variable. Is to possible to “construct” a queue data structure using only the two ...

May 6, 2022
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Why is the use of alloca() not considered good practice?

alloca() allocates memory on the stack rather than on the heap, as in the case of malloc(). So, when I return from the ...

May 5, 2022
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Which is faster: Stack allocation or Heap allocation

This question may sound fairly elementary, but this is a debate I had with another developer I work with. I was taking care ...

May 2, 2022
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Why is Java Vector (and Stack) class considered obsolete or deprecated?

Why is Java Vector considered a legacy class, obsolete or deprecated? Isn’t its use valid when working with concurrency? And if I don’t ...

April 26, 2022
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