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		kokanee on May 10, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is new in algorithms and data structu... "Most commonly used X today are clever optimizations atop old Y" is pretty much the story of technology, isn't it?

RoyGBivCap on May 10, 2023 [–]

It's lego all the way down to the clock cycle.

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