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Algorithmic Design and Data Structures For Newbies

  Hello, fellow loons! If you're here, it's because you have a hunger for more knowledge like me, so just know you're in a welcoming space! For this week's blog post, we're going to get into some of the basic ideas and ways to approach algorithmic design to build programs you can be proud of! Planning your approach to algorithmic design is no different than planning anything else. It involves organizing the tools you have at your disposal in a way that provides the easiest path forward to what you're trying to achieve. Algorithmic Design: The Plan for the Plan While that header may seem a bit redundant, it's also appropriate. An algorithm itself is a list of step-by-step instructions meant to solve a problem. The type of problems it can solve is only limited by your ability and imagination. Think of it as a recipe. With that said, think of algorithmic design as gathering the ingredients you have to figure out what kind of recipe you can make and plan for it....