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From: Nayan Sawyer <33187059+GShadow5@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2025 20:38:29 -0500
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+# Data Structures and Algorithms Reference
+
+This repository is my personal reference for data structures and algorithms. It contains implementations of standard data structures and algorithms in a variety of programming languages, along with explanations, examples, and analysis.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Languages](#languages)
+- [Data Structures](#data-structures)
+- [Algorithms](#algorithms)
+- [License](#license)
+- [References](#references)
+
+## Languages
+
+The project will include examples in the following languages:
+
+- C
+- C++
+- Java
+- Kotlin
+- Python
+- Rust
+- Typescript
+
+## Data Structures
+
+The project will include examples of the following data structures:
+
+- Arrays
+  - Static Array
+  - Dynamic Array
+- Linked List
+  - Singly Linked List
+  - Doubly Linked List
+  - Circular Linked List
+- Stack (LIFO)
+- Queue (FIFO) and Deque (Doubly Ended Queue)
+- Hash Table
+  - KV Hash Table
+  - Collision Detection
+- Trees
+  - Binary Tree
+  - Binary Search Tree
+  - AVL Tree (Self-Balancing)
+  - Red-Black Tree (Self-Balancing)
+  - B-Tree (Self-Balancing)
+  - Trie (Prefix Tree)
+  - Tree algorithms
+- Graphs
+  - Adjacency List
+  - Adjacency Matrix
+  - Directed Graphs
+  - Weighted Graphs
+  - Adjacency List/Matrix
+- Disjoint Set (Union-Find)
+
+## Algorithms
+
+- Sorting
+  - Bubble Sort (Maybe)
+  - Selection Sort (Maybe)
+  - Insertion Sort
+  - Merge Sort
+  - Quick Sort
+  - Heap Sort
+- Searching Algorithms
+  - Linear Search
+  - Binary Search
+- Graph Traversal
+  - Depth-First Search (DFS)
+  - Breadth-First Search (BFS)
+  - Dijkstra's Algorithm
+  - Bellman-Ford Algorithm
+  - Floyd-Warshall Algorithm
+  - Kruskal's Algorithm
+  - Prim's Algorithm
+  - Minimum Spanning Tree (MST)
+- Recursion and Backtracking
+- Dynamic Programming
+  - Memoization
+  - Tabulation
+- Greedy Algorithms
+  - Fractional Knapsack Problem
+  - Activity Selection Problem
+  - Huffman Coding
+- Sieve of Eratosthenes (Prime Number Generation)
+- Euclidean Algorithm (Greatest Common Divisor)
+- String Algorithms
+  - KMP Algorithm
+  - Rabin-Karp Algorithm
+- Bit Manipulation
+
+## License
+
+All rights reserved. (Might open it up in the future)
+
+## References
+
+None yet