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Mar 2020
12m 31s

Episode 13 - Binary Heaps

Minko Gechev
About this episode
Today we're going to discuss the binary heap data structure. In this episode, you'll learn where to use heaps in practice, how they can come handy to you during a coding interview, and how to implement them! Along the way, we'll cover heap sort, priority queues, load balancing, and more! 
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